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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-06776

A now-inactive fissure cuts the surface of a sinter mound at Steamboat Springs in Nevada.  Steam from a hot springs rises at the upper left.  Steamboat Springs, an area of active geothermal development, currently displays hot springs, a large number of steam vents and fumaroles structurally related to regional faults.  The area once contained about 20 small geysers, but none are currently active. Photo by Paul Kimberly, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

A now-inactive fissure cuts the surface of a sinter mound at Steamboat Springs in Nevada. Steam from a hot springs rises at the upper left. Steamboat Springs, an area of active geothermal development, currently displays hot springs, a large number of steam vents and fumaroles structurally related to regional faults. The area once contained about 20 small geysers, but none are currently active.

Photo by Paul Kimberly, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

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