Vixen Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP. Temperature - TopicsExpress



          

Vixen Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP. Temperature 195°F (90°C); Interval minutes to hours. Duration seconds to 50 minutes. Height 5-30 feet. Superintendent P.W. Norris named this small geyser located along the trail of the Back Basin for its temperamental, spitfire disposition. It has a pink-colored vent stained by iron oxides deposited with silica. The geyser erupts from a round, cylindrical vent. Vixen has had two types of eruptions. One is minor activity every few seconds with occasional splashing and spouting up to 15 feet high. A major eruption will last up to an hour with water jetting to 30 feet, but these are rare and unpredictable. After an eruption the crater drains and produces gurgling sounds.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:06:20 +0000

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