A very active pool

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A very active pool

A very active pool

Yellowstone National Park, 2012
Marcsoltan
on Nov 13, 2012 12:02 pm
Image Type(s): Scenery
Image ID: 825216

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Noondueler

Noondueler - Nov 13, 2012 11:18 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks a little like

Lassen. Did it have that sulfur smell?

Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - Nov 14, 2012 11:38 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks a little like

Surprisingly not. The steam you see is, for the most part, water vapor. I am not a chemist or a volcanologist, but my understanding of the chemistry here is that when acid and alkaline, with the same atomic weight, react they result in water, H2O. It's like taking one H from the acid and one OH from the alkaline to get water. The muddy deposits are minerals brought up by the hot water and steam.

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