Unusual Mineralogy of the Crystal Pit Spatter Cone, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
Peck SB. 1974. Unusual Mineralogy of the Crystal Pit Spatter Cone, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho. The NSS Bulletin: Quarterly Journal of the National Speleological Society. 36(1):19-24
Explains the presence of gypsum, marbelite, and jarasite in Crystal Pit due to capillary groundwater seepage with mineral crystallization. Geographic location: CRMO (Craters of the Moon National Monument)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Peck, Stewart
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- Caves, Gypsum, Jarosite, Lava Tubes, marbelite, Minerals, Physical Sciences, spatter cones