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The calcium travertines at Pamukkale

 

Pamukkale
Turkey (Denizli)



The calcium travertines at Pamukkale


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Author:   Setenay Suzer

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Tolga   17.05.2011
Netlik, renkler ve ton ge

Setenay S   10.08.2010
The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen From various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cottoncasle):


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