[Geysers] Biscuit Basin names

[Lee_Whittlesey at nps.gov]

We have a Black Pearl Geyser already.

Lee Whittlesey




                                                                                                                                       
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Some really nice black or silver minerals are
Galena
Hornblende
Graphite
Hematite
Stephanite

Also, garnets can be many colors--maybe Garnet Geyser? And Almandine,
they are dark brown to black minerals.

Also, Black Pearl
Abalone
Mother of Pearl

And olivine can be greenish black, right?

I like Graphite Geyser or Black Pearl Geyser.

Just some ideas.
Pat Snyder



On Jul 15, 2006, at 5:33 PM, 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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