Sinter mound and terraced hot pools, Yellowstone geyser basin – Antique Print
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Step back in time with Sinter mound and terraced hot pools, Yellowstone geyser basin, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Sinter mound and terraced hot pools, Yellowstone geyser basin
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Few views in the Yellowstone geyser basins show the ground itself as clearly as this one, where pale sinter mounds rise in stepped rims around the hot pools. Sinter is silica deposited from mineral-laden water as it cools, and over centuries it builds the terraces, lips and cones that give the thermal areas their sculpted look. The shallow pools here are fed by the same underground heat that powers the nearby geysers, and their colors come from heat-loving microbes that thrive in the warm water. Visitors of the early twentieth century often photographed such terraces as evidence of the park's unusual geology, and the scene remains a reminder of how fragile these formations are to foot traffic.
| Original scan | 1,400 × 978 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Crater of Old Faithful Geyser, taken during Hayden Geological Survey of 1872 by W. H. Jackson |
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