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mud pot [′məd ‚pät] (geology) A type of hot spring which contains boiling mud, typically sulfurous and often multicolored; tends to be associated with geysers and other hot springs in volcanic zones. Also known as painted pot; sulfur-mud pool. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He explains the different types of hot springs that spawn geysers and related curiosities, such as mud pots and fumaroles. Click on "Scout About" to listen to audio about the different hot spots: geysers, hot springs, mud pots, fumaroles, and travertine terraces. Guests experience an extraordinary voyage of discovery in New Zealand, a spectacular country of striking contrasts with its tidy English gardens and untamed wilderness, white-suited lawn bowlers and tattooed Maori elders, austere glacial fjords and boiling volcanic mud pots. |
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