Roll 9: Yellowstone: Elk - Mammoth Hot Springs - Norris geyser basin
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Gibbon river falls (26 meters) |
Currently inactive hot spring Liberty Cap. Cone height is 9 m. |
A multitude of thermal deposites in Mammoth Hot Springs. Some of the springs deposit up to 30 cm (1 foot) of calcite per year |
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Different colors are due to the colonies of different algae that live in the different temperature water. |
Calcite terrases |
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Roll 9 - end