Siliceous sinter
A variety of Sinter
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A variety of Sinter
A silica rock deposited from rapidly cooling watery solutions. Often irregularily laminated, but also sponge-like or massive. May form contiguous crusts or isolated, often rounded bodies. Usually made of opal (opal-AG, opal-CT), but may also contain or be exclusively made of chalcedony.
Silicious sinter forms at hot springs, but silicious rocks of similar texture and composition can form under comparable conditions in subsurface veins and are sometimes also called silicious sinter.
A silica rock deposited from rapidly cooling watery solutions. Often irregularily laminated, but also sponge-like or massive. May form contiguous crusts or isolated, often rounded bodies. Usually made of opal (opal-AG, opal-CT), but may also contain or be exclusively made of chalcedony.
Silicious sinter forms at hot springs, but silicious rocks of similar texture and composition can form under comparable conditions in subsurface veins and are sometimes also called silicious sinter.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
6690 (as Siliceous sinter)
49378 (as Sinter)
49378 (as Sinter)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:6690:3 (as Siliceous sinter)
mindat:1:1:49378:3 (as Sinter)
mindat:1:1:49378:3 (as Sinter)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
0b873aad-ad8e-4605-959a-2415cb30b4e6 (as Siliceous sinter)
6aab94c0-a588-42df-9527-8915472cba37 (as Sinter)
6aab94c0-a588-42df-9527-8915472cba37 (as Sinter)
Synonyms of Siliceous sinter
Other Language Names for Siliceous sinter
Simplified Chinese:硅华
Varieties of Siliceous sinter
| Viandite | A form of siliceous sinter in thin sheets or sponge-like forms. |
Common Associates
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Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Siliceous sinter
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Localities for Siliceous sinter
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Coira et al. (1995) |
| Mas et al. (1994) |
Canada | |
| Gesner (1842) |
China | |
| Yu et al. (2024) |
| Yu et al. (2024) |
Japan | |
| Sorulen et al. (2019) |
Mexico | |
| Tritlla et al. (2004) |
Morocco | |
| Tuduri et al. (2018) |
Serbia | |
| Miladinovic et al. (2016) |
Turkey | |
| Ercan et al. (2022) |
USA | |
| Fenner et al. (2023) |
| Szarkowski (2019) |
| Taksavasu et al. (2018) |
| Nielson +4 other references |
