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| These massive tufa towers are calcium carbonate deposits that precipitated out of solution while under the Pleistocene Ancient Lake Lahontan. I'm still looking up the details, but I;d almost bet the hot springs in the area contributed to the formations. I've also read that shoreline wave actions can mechanically precipiate the calcium carbonate. |
| Date: 5/9/09 11:57 AM |
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