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Black Sand Basin

            Black Sand Basin (Yellowstone National Park), an isolated group of the Upper Geyser Basin, was originally named the Emerald Group by A.C. Peale in 1878. But turn of the century tourists began calling it Black Sand Basin because of the small fragments of black obsidian sand which cover portions of the basin.

Black Sand Basin contains a small collection of jewel-like geysers, and colorful hot springs. Emerald Pool is the most colorful and famous of these springs. It is a deep emerald green fringed by an outer ring of yellow and orange. Another colorful pool is Opalescent Pool. This recently formed pool inundated a stand of lodgepole pine, creating a stand of white skeletons amidst a rainbow-colored pool. An unusual geyser formed on the bank of Iron Creek. Cliff Geyser formed a rim or wall-like ridge of sinter around its crater from which it erupts 30 to 40 feet high.

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Taken in: United States / Wyoming / Old Faithful (show map)

Taken on: July 2, 2013

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Camera: Sony SLT-A55V, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 70mm (=105mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A55V
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	SLT-A55V v2.00
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