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Billions of thermoacidophiles thrive in Sulphur Caldron. They convert the pool's hydrogen sulfide gas into sulfuric acid.
The sulfuric acid breaks soil and rock into mud, making this spring a very muddy home.
What is a Thermoacidophile?
Thermo = Heat
Acid = Acidic
Phile = Love
Microorganisms that "love" to live in an extremely hot, acidic environment are called "thermoacidophiles."
pH Scale Basics
If you have ever had "heart burn" from eating acidic foods and used an antacid to relieve the pain, you can easily understand pH basics.
"pH" means "power of hydrogen." Acids release hydrogen ions, and alkaline solutions remove them. Acids and bases neutralize each other.
Thermoacidophiles thrive in an acidic environment that would be deadly to humans. Sulphur Caldron's microbes live in a pool that is almost as acidic as battery acid!
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pH Scale
| HM Number | HMV4Y |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 11:11pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12T E 544954 N 4941777 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.62795000, -110.43328333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 37.677', W 110° 25.997' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 37' 40.62" N, 110° 25' 59.82" W |
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| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 715-775 Grand Loop Rd, Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, US |
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