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geyserite Min.|ˈgeɪsəraɪt| [f. geyser + -ite. Named by Delamétherie in 1812.] A variety of opal, of concretionary form, found deposited about the orifices of geysers.
1814T. Allan Min. Nomen. 22 Geyserite [printed Geyerite.]. 1826Emmons Min. 220 Quartz..recent deposit from hot springs..Geyserite. 1879Rutley Stud. Rocks xiv. 303 Geyserite is a snow-white silicious sinter..which occurs incrusting the pipes of geysers. |