Fountain Paint Pot

Description

Fountain Paint Pot is one of many mudpots found in the park. In early summer the mudpots are thin and watery from abundant rain and snow. By late summer they are quite thick. The mud is composed of clay minerals and fine particles of silica. In this area the rock is rhyolite, which is composed primarily of quartz and feldspar. Acids in the steam and water break down the feldspar into a clay mineral called kaolinite.

*Adapted from the Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour Interactive Map

Feature Type

Not Reported

Inventory ID

LFG031

Location

Latitude: 44.55058
Longitude: -110.8062
Survey Date: July 1, 1998

Geographic Area: Firehole River Drainage

Thermal Region: Lower Geyser Basin

Thermal Complex: Fountain Group

Ranger District Contact: Old Faithful District, Colleen Rawlings (307) 344-2701

Feature Data

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

Park		7/1/1998	--	0°C	--	--	No

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