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Fly Geyser, Nevada, USA

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Fly Geyser,
Nevada, USA

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In 1916, it was decided to drill a well, but instead of
an aquifer, the well pierced a geothermal pocket.
Hot water, saturated with mineral salts, began to
penetrate the surface of the earth. The precipitated
salts began to form walls of unusual outgrowths,
creating an "unearthly" landscape

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Previously, absolutely nothing was known about this geyser to the
general public for a long time, since it successfully hid among
lakes and swamps. The situation changed after one photographer
from the USA managed to capture and publish some extremely
successful shots

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Every year the spectacle becomes more and more fantastic, due to
the influence of various natural factors and the composition of water,
rich in various minerals in the form of salts, limestone and copper,
which, reacting with oxygen, form oxides, which are the basis of a
bizarre form of outgrowths-walls surrounding hot jets .
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