Geyserite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A white or grayish opaline siliceous deposit formed around natural hot springs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of stone, a mixture of quartz and opal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The variety of opaline silica deposited about the orifices of geysers. It occurs white or grayish, porous, in stalactitic, filamentous, or cauliflower-like forms.
  • Word Usage
    "It is located in the Upper Geyser Basin, and is situated on a mound of geyserite built by its own water."