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Calcite Springs thermal area in Yellowstone National Park

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Calcite Springs thermal area in Yellowstone National Park. Calcite Springs is the white altered ground. Dark deposits (not apparent in this photo) are sometimes discharged from fumaroles and are made of either oxidized sulfur or hydrocarbons. USGS photo by Mike Poland, May 15, 2022.

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