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    • Travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone USA.
    Rights: David Monniaux CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported Published 1 October 2012 Size: 910 KB Referencing Hub media

    Travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, USA.

    Travertine forms as a result of calcium carbonate precipitation from geothermal waters. Over time, the deposited travertine has built up to form terraces.

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