geyserite

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noun

A type of stone, a mixture of quartz and opal deposited by a geyser as it precipitates out of the boiling water.

OriginEnglish geyser ← Icelandic Geysir ← Old Norse geysa →
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Meanings

noungeyserite (plural geyserites)

plural geyserites

  1. chemistryA type of stone, a mixture of quartz and opal deposited by a geyser as it precipitates out of the boiling water.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
terpitzite

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*geusaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*gausijaną
  4. Old Norsegeysa
  5. Icelandicgeysa
  6. IcelandicGeysir
  7. Englishgeyser
  8. Englishgeyserite

From geyser + -ite.

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Translations

Portuguese geiserita
  • geiseritatype of stone
Spanish geiserita
  • geiseritatype of stone
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APA

geyserite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geyserite

MLA

“geyserite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geyserite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geyserite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geyserite.

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