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sinterMineral deposit with a porous or vesicular texture (having small cavities). Siliceous sinter is a deposit of opaline or amorphous silica that occurs as an incrustation around hot springs and geysers and sometimes forms conical mounds (geyser cones) or terraces. Calcareous sinter, sometimes called tufa, calcareous tufa, or calc-tufa, is a deposit of calcium carbonate. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Historically, some of the sinters associated with gold deposits in the vicinity of Golden Cloud were mined for their mercury content. Feeder structures to overlying sinters host ore mineralization within sedimentary basement rocks at the adjacent Ivanhoe deposit. |
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