# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/xpVBIUk9m4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461810-worldscifest-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2015-01-09T19:57:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

In hot springs, like this one in Iceland, terraces can form as mineral deposits are carried up from the ground and deposited by the spring. Some terraces are made of a form of limestone called travertine; other terraces are made of silica-based minerals.

#iceland #nature #science #hotsprings #limestone #ifls #terraces #silica

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nature, science, silica, ifls, iceland, hotsprings, terraces, limestone

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