Travertine gel

When water from the hot springs, supersaturated with calcium carbonate, reaches the the surface, carbon dioxide degasses from it, and the mineral precipitates out as a soft gel - hence the slipperiness of the wading pools. Eventually the gel hardens into travertine.

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Album name:	27telp / Hierapolis-Pamukkale, 3/27/2006
Location and Date:	Hierapolis, Turkey, 3/27/2006
Equipment:	Nikon E5700
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Notes:	Photo by J. L. Floyd
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Date added:	Jul 23, 2019
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Image Description:	When water from the hot springs, supersaturated with calcium carbonate, reaches the the surface, carbon dioxide degasses from it, and the mineral precipitates out as a soft gel - hence the slipperiness of the wading pools. Eventually the gel hardens into travertine.
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Travertine gel

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