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(generally cinnabar occurs as a vein-filling mineral associated with recent volcanic activity and alkaline hot springs. )

Cinnabar was also a town on the Yellowstone River, where the Northern Pacific Railroad ended 140 years ago.  I image early tourists would ride bikes or take horses the remaining 15 miles to Mammoth Hot Springs.  (for a soak in the Boiling River?)


Posted by mt surf at 11:17 PM

2 comments:

  1. wildernessgirlFebruary 9, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Amazing formation. This looks like columnar basalt. How did you get this photo? near Gardiner?

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  2. mt surfFebruary 10, 2014 at 7:41 AM

    Hi Wildernesgirl, yes near Gardiner.
    (was investigating the ski potential around the formation)
    Lower elevations are filling quite well.!

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