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Deutsche Geyserit {m} [min.] Synonyme

Englische geyserite; fioryte Synonyme

geyserite Definition

Geyserite
(n.) A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers.

geyserite Bedeutung

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Geyserite, or siliceous sinter, is a form of opaline silica that is often found as crusts or layers around hot springs and geysers. Botryoidal geyserite is known as fiorite. Geyserite is porous due to the silica enclosing many small cavities.[1] Siliceous sinter should not be confused with calcareous sinter, which is made of calcium carbonate.