Monarch Geyser

Alternate Names

MG_3

Description

Monarch Geyser, active until early in the twentieth century, resumed eruptions in the mid 1990s. An earthquake may have caused its increased activity, but the change was shortlived. Today it quietly overflows.

*Taken from the NPS Norris Geyser Basin Trail Guide

Feature Type

Geyser

Inventory ID

NBB218

Location

Latitude: 44.72429
Longitude: -110.7056
Survey Date: August 13, 1998

Geographic Area: Gibbon Canyon

Thermal Region: Norris Geyser Basin

Thermal Complex: Back Basin

Ranger District Contact: Norris District, Al Miller (307) 344-2501

Participants

Nordstrom, D. Kirk

Publications

The YNP metagenome project: environmental parameters responsible for microbial distribution in the Yellowstone geothermal ecosystem, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013

Phylogenetic and functional analysis of metagenome sequence from high-temperature archaeal habitats demonstrate linkages between metabolic potential and geochemistry, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013

Feature Data

Data Source	Supplied By	Sample Date	Temp	Vent Temp	pH	Cond	Extended Data

Park		8/13/1998	81°C	0°C	5.17	2300 µS/cm	No
USGS	Nordstrom, D. Kirk	9/22/1999	84.8°C	--	4.5	1713 µS/cm	Yes	Details

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