fioriten.
/fɪˈɔːrʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
An incrustation formed from the decomposition of the siliceous minerals of volcanic rocks about fumaroles, or from the siliceous waters of hot springs.
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1808 T. Allan Mineral. Nomencl. 52 Müller's glass, or Lava glass..Fiorite.
1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 214 A siliceous incrustation, first noticed by Dr. Thompson under the name of fiorite.
1884 J. D. Dana Min. 199 The original fiorite..occurs in tufa.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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