geyserite
/ˈɡiːzərʌɪt
/ /ˈɡʌɪzərʌɪt/noun [mass noun]
A hard opaline siliceous deposit occurring around geysers and hot springs.The temperature of the water is not high enough to form geyserite....
- The accumulated geyserite constituted small, cone-shaped hills here and there, which are called geyser cones today.
- Over hundreds of years, the geyserite builds up.
Origin
Early 19th century: from geyser + -ite1.
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