[Geysers] Biscuit Basin names

[Karen Webb]

How about snowflake obsidian?
Karen

TSBryan at aol.com wrote:

> Yesterday I suggested that names were needed for the eruptive vent 
> between Wall Pool and Black Opal Pool and for the new thing near the 
> river.
>  
> 1. Upon reading Paperiello's paper about Wall and Black Opal (GOSA 
> Transactions, Vol. VI), it is abundantly clear that the vent that 
> erupted on Thursday evening, that is the easternmost part of Wall, was 
> separately referred to as Black Diamond Pool during the 1930s. I would 
> humbly suggest that that name be used now.
>  
> 2. As for the new thing on downstream near the river, people today 
> suggested "Ivory and Ebony," in reference to the one vent spouting 
> clear water and the other being dark in color. Of course, that cannot 
> work, given Ivory at Heart Lake and Ebony at Norris. And maybe it is 
> too soon for a name, anyway. However, in keeping with all the gems and 
> semiprecious stones at Biscuit Basin (Silver Globe, Shell, Jewel, 
> Sapphire, Black Pearl, Coral, Black Diamond, and Black Opal), a 
> similar name might be in keeping with tradition. I keep trying to 
> think of the name for a rock that is both black and white, but banded 
> onyx is all I can come up with....
>  
> Scott Bryan
>
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