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15-JUN-2014 Dick Keely

Mammoth Hot Springs

Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA

Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park.
It is adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District.
It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a solution).
Although these springs lie outside the caldera boundary, their energy has been attributed to the same magmatic system that fuels other Yellowstone geothermal areas.

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Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE330-Jun-2014 19:15
What a great place. V
rousselziak29-Jun-2014 07:55
Excellent ! V
woody3429-Jun-2014 00:53
Fascinating to look at the patterns colour and texture of the calcium deposits.V
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