Labial Geyser
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Labial Geyser is a cone-type geyser
in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park
in the United States
.
Labial Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser
, Box Spring
, Dilemma Geyser
, Narcissus Geyser
, Pink Geyser
, and Pink Cone Geyser
.
Eruptions of Labial Geyser last for less than two minutes and are 25 feet (7.6 m) high. The usual interval between eruptions is 6 to 9 hours. On occasion, an eruption will be followed within 30 minutes by a second eruption. Before the eruption, the water rises and falls in the vent. During the last few minutes Labial's on surging becomes violent, and this eventually triggers an eruption. During the eruption, Labial jets up to 25 feet high at a sharp angle, another vent bursts up to 6 feet high, and a related springs splashes 1-2 feet high. Following the eruption, Labial continues to have bursts that spray water from the vent, and these rarely lead to a brief but full-force second or even third eruption.
Labial Geyser has two satellite geysers that react to Labial eruptions but have been seen to act independently as well. Their intervals are not predictable with durations of less than a minute. The east vent reaches 6 feet (1.8 m), while the west reaches 10 feet (3 m).
Geyser
A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase . The word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb...
in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
in the United States
United States
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Labial Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser
Bead Geyser
Bead Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Bead Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of...
, Box Spring
Box Spring
Box Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Box Spring is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of Box Spring...
, Dilemma Geyser
Dilemma Geyser
Dilemma Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Dilemma Geyser is part of the Pink Cone complex...
, Narcissus Geyser
Narcissus Geyser
Narcissus Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Narcissus Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this group are Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.-History:During the...
, Pink Geyser
Pink Geyser
Pink Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Pink Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions...
, and Pink Cone Geyser
Pink Cone Geyser
Pink Cone Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Geyser.Eruptions last 1.5 to...
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Eruptions of Labial Geyser last for less than two minutes and are 25 feet (7.6 m) high. The usual interval between eruptions is 6 to 9 hours. On occasion, an eruption will be followed within 30 minutes by a second eruption. Before the eruption, the water rises and falls in the vent. During the last few minutes Labial's on surging becomes violent, and this eventually triggers an eruption. During the eruption, Labial jets up to 25 feet high at a sharp angle, another vent bursts up to 6 feet high, and a related springs splashes 1-2 feet high. Following the eruption, Labial continues to have bursts that spray water from the vent, and these rarely lead to a brief but full-force second or even third eruption.
Labial Geyser has two satellite geysers that react to Labial eruptions but have been seen to act independently as well. Their intervals are not predictable with durations of less than a minute. The east vent reaches 6 feet (1.8 m), while the west reaches 10 feet (3 m).