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  2. Hydrothermal explosion - Wikipedia

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    During the 1880s, Excelsior Geyser in Midway Geyser Basin was known for significant hydrothermal explosions. [7] Other explosions have been linked to seismic events, such as during the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake , [ 8 ] while others are linked to changes in plumbing below geysers or hot springs, such as the 1989 explosion at Porkchop Geyser in ...

  3. Geyser - Wikipedia

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    It became the largest geyser field in the Southern Hemisphere after the destruction of many of the New Zealand geysers, and is the third largest geyser field in the world. The salient feature of these geysers is that the height of their eruptions is very low, the tallest being only six metres (20 ft) high, but with steam columns that can be ...

  4. Riverside Geyser - Wikipedia

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    Riverside Geyser is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The geyser is located on the Firehole River within the Upper Geyser Basin. The geyser shoots steam and water to heights of 75 feet (23 m) in an arch over the river, sometimes causing rainbows. The eruptions occur every 5 1 ⁄ 2 to 7 hours.

  5. Cold-water geyser - Wikipedia

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    Andernach Geyser, (Germany), the world's highest cold-water geyser Herľany, (Slovakia), first eruption in 1870. Cold-water geysers are geysers that have eruptions whose water spurts are propelled by CO 2 bubbles, instead of the hot steam which drives the more familiar hot-water geysers: The gush of a cold-water geyser is identical to the spurt from a freshly-opened bottle of soda pop.

  6. Great Fountain Geyser - Wikipedia

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    The duration of an eruption affects the interval that will elapse before the next eruption, so that if the duration of an eruption is recorded, the time of the following eruption can be predicted to a precision of about two hours. around 1-2 hours the geyser overflows and drains until it gets so strong it reaches 1 meter and this is the start ...

  7. Geothermal activity - Wikipedia

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    Geysir, a geyser in Iceland, after which the phenomenon is named. [5] Geysers are the most well known hydrothermal feature. [citation needed] They occur when groundwater in underground cavities becomes superheated under a lid of colder surface water. When the superheated water breaches the surface, it flashes to steam, causing the pressure ...

  8. Excelsior Geyser - Wikipedia

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    Name origin: Hayden Survey, 1871: Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 7,257 feet (2,212 m) [2]: Type: Fountain-type Geyser: Eruption height: Boil – 300 feet, and just as wide.: Frequency: When it was active, every 2 minutes to 5 hours: Duration: When it was active, 1–3.5 minutes: Discharge: 4,000–4,050 gallons per ...

  9. Spasmodic Geyser - Wikipedia

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    Spasmodic Geyser is a geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents.