Geology Picture of the Week, Feb. 10-16, 2008: Soda Dam Falls on the Jemez River (NM)
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This is one that I've actually seen in person; it's just off Highway 4 north of Jemez Springs (near Los Alamos). There's a small hot spring, certainly from the remnant heat of the Valles Caldera just up the road, that created the "soda" (limestone) that makes the dam that is cut through by the Jemez River.
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Geology Picture of the Week, October 30 - November 4, 2005:Turkish Travertine of the Greeks
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When I was discovering the "Earth from Above" pictures, I was bedeviled by the image below. I thought it was Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone NP, and it wasn't labeled. It took a bit of searching to find out where it was -- and I was surprised to also find out I'd never heard of it before. The image is of Pamukkale, a famous site in Turkey that features active, large travertine terraces. Apparently they aren't as hot as Mammoth, because people can clearly wade and immerse in them. Below are some additional images and links about Pamukkale. Pamukkale, a...
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Geology Picture of the Week, December 8-14, 2002
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Geology Picture of the Week, December 8-14, 2002
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Mooney Falls and travertine cascades on Havasu Creek, Arizona.
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