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is responsible for its behaviour, rather than through geothermal activity. The fluid contained within it is near ambient atmospheric temperature rather than boiling, measuring around 27 °C (80 °F).
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are very different in nature. The mud of a mudpot is generally of white to greyish color, but is sometimes stained with reddish or pink spots from
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areas where water is in short supply. The little water that is available rises to the surface at a spot where the soil is rich in
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National Park contain several notable examples of both mudpots and paint pots, as do some areas of
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compounds. When the slurry is particularly colorful, the feature may be referred to as a
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to 5 ft). Although mudpots are often called "mud volcanoes", true
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in California are also home to active mudpots, including the moving
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Francuch, Dean G; Deane, Travis; Zamora, Carol (2019).
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Mudpots photo gallery at Yellowstone NP official site
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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Hverarönd
Iceland
hot spring
fumarole
mud
viscous
slurry
mud volcanoes
iron
geothermal
volcanic
clay
water table
geothermal areas of Yellowstone
Azerbaijan
Iceland
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Salton Sea
Niland Geyser
carbon dioxide
San Andreas Fault
West Thumb Geyser Basin
Yellowstone
Fountain Paint Pots, Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Mudpot in Bumpas hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park
Bumpas hell

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