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  2. Pamukkale - Wikipedia

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    Travertine terrace formations. Pamukkale's terraces are made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by mineral water from the hot springs. [1] In this area, there are 17 hot springs with temperatures ranging from 35 °C (95 °F) to 100 °C (212 °F).

  3. 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 ...

  4. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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    The dimension-stone industry classifies stone based on appearance and hardness as either "granite", "marble" or "slate". The granite of the dimension-stone industry along with truly granitic rock also includes gneiss , gabbro , anorthosite and even some sedimentary rocks .

  5. Mammoth Hot Springs - Wikipedia

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    Terrace Mountain at Mammoth Hot Springs is the largest known carbonate-depositing spring in the world. The most famous feature at the springs is the Minerva Terrace, a series of travertine terraces. The terraces have been deposited by the spring over many years but, due to recent minor earthquake activity, [ when? ] the spring vent has shifted ...

  6. 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.

  7. Hierapolis - Wikipedia

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    It is adjacent to the geological formation of Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, famous for its travertine limestone terraces deposited by the hot springs. [1] [4] Hierapolis was located on the main road from Iconium to Ephesus, which facilitated trade with the Aegean region. [1]

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