Friday, September 26, 2014

Geysers, Mudpots, and Furaroles



Geysers
A geyser is a hot spring that erupts. For a geyser to work you need, heat, water, and pressure. Rain water seeps into the ground and collects into a pool then it gets heated up by the magma. As the water gets heated pressure builds. The pressure gets released and hot water and steam shoots out through a vent.




Fumaroles
Fumaroles are hot springs. They are so hot and have very little water that some of the water evaporates before it reaches the top. So you get steam and boiling water.



Mudpots
There is boiling water underground like the geysers. The rocks in the area are soft and can be broken down easily. Hydrogen sylph is present and reacts with the water and the rock creating a mixture of silica and clay. Hot muddy water bubbles out.



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