The Beauty Of A Hot Spring is a photograph by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography which was uploaded on November 10th, 2020.
The Beauty Of A Hot Spring
Copyright: Christiane Schulze
At Silex Spring, consider how this hot water arrived at the surface. Deep beneath your feet, heat from partially... more
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The Beauty Of A Hot Spring
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Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
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Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography
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Copyright: Christiane Schulze
At Silex Spring, consider how this hot water arrived at the surface. Deep beneath your feet, heat from partially molten rock beneath the surface is transmitted up through the earth's crust. Ground water circulating through these rocks becomes heated and follows cracks upward. Where the hot water can escape at the surface, a hot spring forms.
Silex is Latin for silica, the major component of rhyolite, the primary volcanic rock in Yellowstone. Hot water dissolves silica, which precipitates as siliceous sinter along the bottom of the spring and in runoff channels.
Thermophiles thrive in the overflow of Silex Spring. They provide food for flies living in and on the hot water. The flies then become food for mites, spiders, insects, and birds.
Mats and flies don't exist in the pool or at the start of the overflow where the water is too hot (167-199�F; 75-93�C) for most thermophiles.
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