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Title: Idealized diagrams illustrating the stages in the eruption cycle of a geyser.
Caption: C. The rapidly expanding steam forces the hot water out of the chambers to produce a geyser. The empty chambers fill again, and the cycle starts anew.
Keywords: groundwater, geysers, igneous rocks, steam, hydrothermal vents