[Geysers] Miscellaneous Geysers (Stephens)

[Lynn Stephens]

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On 6/5-6/6 I obtained another closed interval on Pink Cone -- 20hours 47 
minutes.

On 6/4 - 6/5 I obtained a double interval for Atomizer major to major of 30 
hours 29 minutes for average of 15 hours 15 minutes.  I had hoped to get a 
closed interval yesterday but got hung up at Grand on a 9 hour 23 minute 
Grand interval (yes, Rift erupted 7 hours 47 minutes into the Grand 
interval.)

I've watched some partial cycles at Fountain Geyser.  (Great Fountain or 
other duties have interferred with a complete Fountain to Fountain sit so 
far).  In general, the cycles I've watched--Spasm may or may not erupt 
before Fountain, but in all the Fountain starts I've seen, Spasm has not 
been erupting at the time of the Fountain start.  (The Fountain starts I've 
seen have all been from a very low pool with intervals in the 7 to 8 1/2 
hour range.)  Clepsydra has paused at least once after Fountain quits, and 
in one case it had a second pause about 20 minutes after the first pause.  
Whenever I've seen Twig erupting, it has started near the end of the 
Fountain eruption and erupted for about 2 1/2 hours.  Jet continues for 
about 30-50 minutes after Fountain, then stops erupting for some (as yet) 
undetermined amount of time.  When Jet resumes intervals are 10-15 minutes, 
then irregularly decrease such that Jet has been erupting at 7-10 minute 
intervals before Fountain erupts.  Jelly has always been below overflow.  
The Fountain durations I've seen have been 32 to 42 minutes.  Super Frying 
Pan--I've only gotten one closed interval of 2 1/2 hours.  Durations have 
been 7 to 8 minutes.  I've seen Super Frying Pan erupt near the end of 
Fountain, 1 1/2 hours before Fountain, just before Fountain--in other words, 
at just about any and several points in Fountains interval and I don't 
believe it is an indicator for Fountain this season.

I haven't spent much time at Flood but I have seen both intermediate and 
major eruptions so there is variation in the intervals.

I also don't know much about Till yet except that durations are still 30-31 
minutes and the first minor eruption occurs about 18 minutes after the end 
of the major.

Lynn Stephens

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