Geyserite
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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.
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Geyserite basin at Chinese Spring, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
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