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H37 Evaporite Tufa, Mono Lake, California, USA
Position:
N37° 57.976
W119° 07.238
Elevation:
6750' / 2057m
Image format:
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TUFA
These features that look like ice-bergs in California's Mono Lake
are what are called TUFA deposits. Lime rich waters flow into
the lake from the surrounding mountains. The lime is deposited
from SOLUTION in the warm waters of the lake to form these TUFA
deposits. You can often see similar deposits inside electric kettles
in areas where the water is rich in lime.
More detail
Image Trail:
H9 Sand dunes & wind ripples. Death Valley N.Park. California, USA
H10 Evaporite deposit. Death Valley National Park. California, USA
H18 Evaporite deposit. Bonneville Salt Flats. Utah, USA
H27 Arid desert. Mexican Hat. Utah, USA
H35 Dust Storm Owens Lake. California, USA
L72 White Gypsum Sand, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico,
USA
H1 River in an arid area. Fremont River, Capitol Reef National Park.
Utah, USA
Links:
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/sierradsp/mono.html
http://www.monolake.org/live/level.htm
http://mammothweb.com/sierraweb/sightseeing/monolake.html
http://www.utah.com/places/public_lands/bonneville_salt.htm
http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/index.html |
