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2. Travertine - Wikipedia

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   Travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, in 2016 Calcium-carbonate-encrusted, growing moss in a low-temperature freshwater travertine formation (1 euro coin for scale) Travertine (/ ˈ t r æ v ər t iː n / TRAV-ər-teen) [1] is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot ...

3. Tufa - Wikipedia

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   Tufa columns at Mono Lake, California. Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less porous) carbonate deposits, which are known as travertine or thermogene travertine.

4. Everything You Need to Know About Travertine—Plus How ... - AOL

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   Travertine stone is a rustic and approachable addition to any home. Learn more about this natural stone, where to use it, and how to care for it.

5. Mammoth Hot Springs - Wikipedia

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   Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. [3] 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 ...

6. List of types of limestone - Wikipedia

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   Travertine – Form of limestone deposited by mineral springs; Tufa – Porous limestone rock formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of ambient temperature water; The following sections include both formal stratigraphic unit names and less formal designations, although are these are not differentiated.

7. Flowstone - Wikipedia

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   Travertine is a calcium carbonate deposit often formed in creeks or rivers; its nature is laminated, and it includes such structures as stalagmites and stalactites. The deposits may grade into thin sheets called " draperies " or "curtains" where they descend from overhanging portions of the wall.