"America the beautiful", thank you my friends by 0rest4wicked

Photography • Landscape • posted on Nov 18, 2011

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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. To the kind souls that leave their mark whether a comment, rating, or save the image as a fav, you are very much appreciated, thank you!!!

Comments (25)

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jocko500

7:08PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

this is lovely

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Sea_Dog

7:13PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

Very nice shot.

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kbrog

8:33PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

Fantastic mineral deposits and a wonderful capture! :)

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Kindredsoul

8:57PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

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.

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mgtcs

9:04PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

WOW...Very, very beautiful landscape here, marvelous lighting my friend, well done!

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Richardphotos

9:46PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

very beautiful.have you been to Rhyolite ghost town in Nevada

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Isabelle711

11:42PM | Fri, 18 November 2011

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 :))))))

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