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geyserite

noun
gey·​ser·​ite | \ ˈgī-zə-ˌrīt How to pronounce geyserite (audio) , British ˈgā-sə-\

Definition of geyserite

: a variety of opal that is deposited around some hot springs and geysers in white or grayish concretions

Examples of geyserite in a Sentence

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 In a breakthrough, Djokic and her team found evidence of a rock called geyserite at the Dresser Formation, according to their study published this week in the journal Nature Communications. — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, "Fossils From Ancient Hot Springs Suggest Life May Have Evolved on Land," 11 May 2017

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First Known Use of geyserite

circa 1814, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for geyserite

French geysérite, from geyser, from Icelandic Geysir

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