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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mammoth Hot Springs Trees

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Original - Dead trees in the terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US. These trees grew during inactivity of the mineral-rich springs, and were killed when calcium carbonate carried by spring water clogged the vascular systems of the trees. The same process also effectively preserves the trees by preventing decay.
Reason
Has been doing rather well at Commons, thought I'd give a try here. Meets all the criteria as far as I can tell.
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Geothermal areas of Yellowstone
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Thegreenj

Promoted Image:Mammothterracetrees.jpg MER-C 10:28, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]