mud pools
Hot volcanic puddles
Mud pools are geothermal features where hot water mixes with volcanic gases and minerals to create bubbling pits of heated mud.
Found in volcanic regions like Yellowstone and New Zealand, they form when sulfuric acid breaks down surrounding rock into fine clay.
The mud burps and splatters as gases escape from below: Tourists gathered to watch the mud pools bubble and hiss.
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