密涅瓦平台,怀俄明州,1984

中文注释：

在黄石国家公园的猛犸温泉附近，钙华在一处矿泉附近形成了一座闪烁着微光的石灰石平台。

这个平台称之为密涅瓦平台，溢出来的富含矿物质的泉水蒸发之后，留下了这块闪闪发光的碳酸钙硬壳。这些沉淀物每年可聚积一英尺(30厘米)之多，形成了这片引人入胜并变幻莫测的风景。

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英文注释：

Minerva Terrace, Wyoming, 1984

A shimmering travertine deposit forms a limestone terrace around a mineral spring at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.

This formation, called Minerva Terrace, formed as mineral-laden water bubbled over and evaporated, leaving a sparkling white calcium-carbonate crust. These deposits, which can accumulate at up to a foot (30 centimeters) per year, create a spectacular and constantly changing landscape.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Planets: Between Fire and Ice," January 1985, National Geographic magazine)

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