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Diyadin travertine and sulfur springs
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: travertine, native sulfur, aragonite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Active geothermal field depositing travertine terraces and sulfur crusts near the Murat River gorge
Well-known geothermal locality in eastern Anatolia described in survey literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
scalding water, hydrogen sulfide gas
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