Geyserite

Geyserite from Iceland

Geyserite is a form of opaline silica that is often found around hot springs and geysers. Botryoidal geyserite is known as fiorite. It is sometimes referred to as sinter.

References


Geyserite basin at Chinese Spring, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geyserite.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 15, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.