[Geysers] Longmire Hot Springs cyclic?

[JEFFREY CROSS]

If sufficient carbon dioxide is present in any water, thermal or not, the flow rate can be cyclic.  This happens by a mechanism that is similar to hot water geysers.  The existence of travertine would suggest that at least a little CO2 is present.

Jeff Cross
jeff.cross at utah.edu


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Subject: [Geysers] Longmire Hot Springs cyclic?

So this isn't very related to Geysers but earlier this month I heard mention that someone said that they saw cyclic action in the Longmire thermal springs at the foot of Mount Rainer in Washington about a year ago. I've done some digging and the most information I can find on the springs seems to come from a single website that states that they go through temperature variations from 77-89 degrees F, and that surprisingly they have traces of travertine in them. But can anyone confirm or support this observation that they may have some periodic bubbling? As a Washingtonian I am curious to see if we actually have anything interesting happening with our meager thermal springs.

Micah Kipple

Volcanoes are God's Fireworks
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