The Fascinating Thermal History Of "The Hoodoos" @ Yellowstone National Park

The Fascinating Thermal History Of "The Hoodoos" @ Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is home to three different types of thermal activity, acid-sulfate springs, alkaline-chloride springs, and calcium-carbonate springs. Only a few places in the park are home to these calcium-carbonate, or travertine, springs, most notably at Mammoth Hot Springs. These calcium-carbonate springs exist as thermal waters pass through and dissolve rocks that are carbonate-rich, being deposited tens to hundreds of millions of …