Mono Tufas 3
by Michael Gordon
Title
Mono Tufas 3
Artist
Michael Gordon
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Tufa is essentially common limestone. What is uncommon about this limestone is the way it forms. Typically, underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lake water rich in carbonates. As the calcium encounters carbonates in the lake, a chemical reaction occurs resulting in calcium carbonate---limestone. The calcium carbonate precipitates around the spring, and over the course of decades to centuries, a tufa tower will grow.
In earlier years, when the water was high, Tufa Towers formed like posts jammed into the lake shore. The Sierra Nevada Mountains from a rugged backdrop for Mono Lake. Tufa Towers not only exist on the dry shoreline, but also sprout in the shallow bays of the lake. The lake surface as smooth as glass the water reflects the grandeur of the snowcapped mountains.
Mono Lake sits at the entrance to the Tioga Pass into Yosemite National Park at the intersection of US 395. Supported by a local community, Lee Vining, CA; the community provides visitor accommodations and visitor information on the lake and Tufa formations.
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June 10th, 2017
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