"America the beautiful", thank you my friends by 0rest4wicked
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Thank you all that viewed and supported the 5 scanned image series, "America the beautiful". This scan of Mammoth Hot Springs is for you my friends.
The majority of Yellowstone NP has an underlying layer of silica-rich Rhyolite. Here at Mammoth Hot Springs in the northwest corner of the park the underlying layer is very different. About 340 million years ago, sediments rich in Calcium Carbonate were deposited in the vicinity. It is estimated that Mammoth Hot Springs carries more than 2 tons of dissolved Calcium Carbonate to the surface. That's a flow rate of 500 gallons per minute!
Water and Carbon Dioxide combine to form a weak Carbonic acid. Carbonic acid dissolves the Calcium Carbonate-rich limestone into a solution. As the Travertine limestone solution reaches the surface, temperature decreases and the Travertine is deposited at a rate of about 8 inches per year.
There are no Geysers here at Mammoth Hot Springs, a simple explanation is that the water does not reach the boiling point of 93 Celsius. Here the waters can reach up to 75 Celsius, far from a boiling temperature. The bubbling one may see in the thermal waters at Mammoth is caused by escaping gases. The Travertine terraces that have formed here are not pressure resistant and could not withstand the force of an eruption.
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Comments (25)
this is lovely
Very nice shot.
Fantastic mineral deposits and a wonderful capture! :)
very nice image, I have been to Yellowstone and that area, I live near by it too..Thank you for sharing this image to us.
WOW...Very, very beautiful landscape here, marvelous lighting my friend, well done!
very beautiful.have you been to Rhyolite ghost town in Nevada
This is amazing with beauty my friend. :)))))) I zoomed and the details are amazing. :)))))) I want to say thank you ever so much for sharing all the beauty you see my friend. :)))))) Most excellent capture. :)))))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))))
This is a nice capture my friend
I've never been to Mammoth. Wonderful image and interesting information.
looks impressive with the snow !! beautiful captured with the blue sky!!
SSuch fascinating information!Thankyou so much.
Absolutely fantastic Dana, didn't see this when we were there in May. Thaks too for the info.
Terrific capture-chocolate cake with icing sugar
Awesome view, nice shot.
EXCELLENT IMAGE! BRAVO!
Very beautiful!!!!!
Wonderful view! Splendid capture! :)
Interessantes Foto.
fantastic image
Wonderful shot of this awesome hot springs!!!! I've been here and Your shot does it justice. Very well done Dana!!!
Very nice shot... Aloha
Beautiful landscape picture my friend.
Inspiring and vastly beautiful! Such a sublime image of this place..... how peaceful! I love the effect of this and the contrast is incredible!
Thank you, this is such an impressing shot!
fantastic!!!!!