Opal Spring in Norris Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1959.

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1959

Summary

Album caption: Wyo - Y.S.N.P. Index card: Opal Spring, which had been discharging neutral opalescent high-SiO2 water prior to the Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959, then changed to a non-discharging acidic pool. Norris Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming. September 2, 1959. Published as Figure 31 in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 1456. 1988.

Summary

Album caption: Wyo - Y.S.N.P.

Index card: Opal Spring, which had been discharging neutral opalescent high-SiO2 water prior to the Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959, then changed to a non-discharging acidic pool. Norris Geyser Basin. Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming. September 2, 1959.

Published as Figure 31 in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 1456. 1988.

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U.S. Geological Survey

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White, Donald Edward

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The Geology and Remarkable Thermal Activity of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1456/pp1456_text.pdf

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