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Siliceous sinter

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Geyserite
Köves Hill, Gyöngyöstarján, Mátra Mts., Heves Co., Hungary
© Tamás Ungvári 2005

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A variety of Opal

A variety of opal formed in fumarole deposits.

Classification of Siliceous sinter

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Other Names for Siliceous sinter

Synonyms:
Hydrolite (of Mackenzie)KieselsinterSilicious Sinter
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Varieties:
GeyseriteViandite

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    • Localities for Siliceous sinter

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    China
     
    • Sichuan Province
      • Ngawa (Aba) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.)
    		[var: Geyserite] Su Sun (1993): Gold Science and Technology 1(2), 4-10
    • Tibet Autonomous Region
      • Xigazê (Rikaze; Shigatse) Prefecture
        • Ngamring (Angren) Co.
    		[var: Geyserite] Yuanyi Zhao, Fengjun Nie, Zengqian Hou, Zhenqing Li, Xitao Zhao, and Zhibang Ma (2006): Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 25(3), 281-291
    Ecuador
     
    • Chimborazo Province
      • Alausi Canton
    		[var: Geyserite] http://www.municipiodealausi.gob.ec/UserFiles/File/TIXAN.pdf
    Hungary
     
    • Heves Co.
      • Mátra Mts.
        • Gyöngyösoroszi
    		[var: Geyserite]
    [var: Geyserite]
    [var: Geyserite] Geoda, 2003
    [var: Geyserite] Szakáll-Gatter: Hungarian Mineral Species
    Iceland
     
    • Krysuvik geothermal area (Krisuvik)
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Tohoku Region
        • Akita Prefecture
          • Tazawako
            • Shibukuro river
    		Ryoichi Ohashi (1920) Note on the plumbiferous barytes from Shibukuro, prefecture of Akita, Japan.
          • Yuzawa
            • Ogachi
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Girona (Gerona)
        • La Selva
          • Caldes de Malavella
    		[var: Geyserite] Laura Palacios Pérez, Minerals i roques, Pòrtic Natura, 2003
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
    		Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison Co.
        • Vulcan District (Cebolla District; Domingo District)
    		[var: Geyserite] Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield Co.
    		Sohon, 1951. Connecticut Minerals; Samuel Robinson (1825) A Catalogue of American Minerals, with their localities. Boston
      • Middlesex Co.
    		Hitchcock, Edward. (1823): A Sketch of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Scenery of the Regions contiguous to the River Connecticut. AJS Vol 6. p. 218.; Robinson (1825): A Catalogue of American Minerals, With Their Localities
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex Co.
    		Sears, John Henry (1905): The Physical Geography, Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology of Essex County
    • Nevada
      • Churchill Co.
    		LUTZ, Susan Juch EPISODIC HOT SPRING ACTIVITY AND PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF THE DIXIE VALLEY FAULT IN NORTHERN DIXIE VALLEY, NEVADA GSA Rocky Mountain - 54th Annual Meeting (May 7–9, 2002)
    • Wyoming
      • Park Co.
    		http://mms.nps.gov/yell/features/norristour/porclspg.htm
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