[Geysers] Dwarfs on Geyser Hill

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Here's the Curmudgeon again, talking about naming things. While I readily  
admit that I started using the general therm "Dwarfs" for those small 
features,  I did not begin the use of any more specific name (such as "North Dwarf 
 Geyser").And I would strongly coach that no such new or additional names 
be  applies. St. John's second sentence of this copied paragraph shows why -- 
these  features change frequently and can disappear. Perhaps more 
pointedly, the  Dwarfs have actually been inactive for most of their known history.
 
T. Scott Bryan
 
 
In a message dated 8/28/2015 5:17:17 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
stjohn.2 at osu.edu writes:

North  Dwarf Geyser seems to be the only uncontested name so far.  As I 
recall,  someone mentioned that the feature called "Red Dwarf Geyser" is now 
gone.  So, the prominent perpetual spouter with the orangish-brown, raised  
geyserite rim is here called "Orange Dwarf Geyser".  A hole in the  southern 
part of the cluster that is somewhat close to the boardwalk is here  called 
"South Dwarf Geyser" - I suspect it was the erupter that someone  witnessed 
on the Old Faithful webcam a while back - at the time, it was  described as 
"close to the boardwalk".  Using sightlines from the webcam,  I suspect it's 
the South Dwarf Geyser  vent.
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