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Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming, USA (IMG_5172.jpg)

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a solution). Because of the huge amount of geothermal vents, travertine flourishes. Although these springs lie outside the caldera boundary, their energy has been attributed to the same magmatic system that fuels other Yellowstone geothermal areas.
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