About my “Travertine Terraces” Photograph.

This photograph is titled “Travertine Terraces” This photograph was taken at Mammoth Springs in Yellowstone National Park. This is not snow in this photograph it’s limestone mineral deposits, deposited from the geothermal feature at Mammoth Springs. Thermal water rises through the limestone, carrying high amounts of the dissolved limestone (calcium carbonate). At the surface, carbon dioxide is released and calcium carbonate is deposited, forming travertine, the chalky white mineral forming the rock of travertine terraces. The formations resemble a cave turned inside out. Colorful stripes are formed by thermophiles, or heat-loving organisms.