Turban Geyser erupting & Vent Geyser eruption (11:38 AM-12:20 PM, 5 June 2024) 4

Left = Vent Geyser
Center = Turban Geyser
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Geysers are hot springs that episodically erupt columns of water. They occur in few places on Earth. The highest concentration of geysers anywhere is at the Yellowstone Hotspot Volcano in northwestern Wyoming, USA.

Tuban and Vent Geysers are in the Grand Group of Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin. Turban Geyser is a frequently erupting feature. It has an elongated shape (~7.5 meters long and ~3.5 meters wide) and has an irregularly scalloped margin. It is located immediately north of Grand Geyser - the tallest predictable geyser on Earth. Turban is perched above Grand such that Turban eruptions produce much overflow and runoff that drains into Grand’s crater. Turban’s raised border is composed of geyserite, a chemical sedimentary rock made of opal (= SiO2·nH2O - hydrous silica). The geyserite forms by precipitation from hot to very hot, silica-rich groundwater that emerges at springs and geysers. The silica is ultimately derived from subsurface leaching of late Cenozoic-aged rhyolite lavas, which are common at Yellowstone. The border of Turban Geyser has irregularly anastomosing ridges of geyserite and well-developed scallops at pool level. Turban eruptions consist of low to intermediate-sized splashing and normally occur every 20 minutes or so, with durations of about 5 minutes. Longer eruptions of Turban Geyser are associated with eruptions of Grand Geyser.

Vent Geyser is located next to the northwestern shoulder of Turban Geyser. It also normally erupts during a Grand Geyser eruption, which is about 10 minutes long. Vent and Turban are frequently active for a considerable duration after Grand finishes.
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Vent Geyser video (2013-2015):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=02iExuNdtE4
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Vent Geyser video (2018):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjnzTSBy04
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Vent Geyser & Turban Geyser video (2020):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr_Ht1RBuFQ

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Taken on: June 5, 2024

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Sets appears in: • Grand Group (Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA) • Vent Geyser (Grand Group, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Hotspot Volcano, nw Wyoming, USA)

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