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20-SEP-2009

Tufa

The tufa spires and knobs are formed when fresh water springs containing calcium bubble up through the carbonate-rich lake water.
The combining of these waters forms calcium carbonate, a whitish limestone deposit that forms the basis of the tufa formations.
Tufa is found in many alkaline lakes throughout the world.


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