Porcelain Basin, Yellowstone
by Marilyn Burton
Title
Porcelain Basin, Yellowstone
Artist
Marilyn Burton
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Porcelain Basin is is a beautiful geothermic area in Norris Geyser Basin. The milky opal colors of the mineral deposits inspired the naming of Porcelain Basin.
The mineral, siliceous sinter, also called "geyserite", is brought to the surface by hot water and forms a "sheet" over this flat area as the water flows across the ground and the mineral settles out. If the mineral seals off a hot spring or geyser by accumulating in its vent, the hot, pressurized water may flow underground to another weak area and blow through it.
Deposits usually accumulate very slowly, less than one inch per century, and form the geyser cones and mounds seen in most geyser basins.
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April 6th, 2018
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