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Pamukkale travertine terraces

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: travertine, aragonite, look only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Hot-spring travertine cascades built over 400,000 years above ancient Hierapolis

World-famous carbonate spring system, UNESCO listed with Hierapolis.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

crowds, slick surfaces

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