Mud volcano
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A mud volcano or mud dome is a landform created by the eruption of mud or slurries, water and gases. Several geological processes may cause the formation of mud volcanoes. Mud volcanoes are not true i
On top of Gekpatlawuk mud volcano, Western Turkmenistan
Two mud volcanoes on the Taman Peninsula near Taman Stanitsa, Russia
Akpatlawuk mud volcano, western Turkmenistan
Mud volcanoes in Gobustan, Azerbaijan
Mudpot
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A mudpot, or mud pool, is a type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with limited water. It usually takes the form of a pool of bubbling mud, as a result of the acid and microorganisms decomposing surr
Mud volcano
…from less than a meter high and 1 or 2 meters across, to 700 meters tall and 10 kilometers wide. Smaller mud exudations are sometimes referred to as mud-pots. The mud produced by mud volcanoes is mostly formed as hot water, which has been heated deep below the Earth's surface, begins to mix and blend with…
Mudpots lined up above a volcanic fissure at Hverarönd, Iceland
Mudpot at Sulphur Springs, Saint Lucia
Mudpot in Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mudpot in Yellowstone National Park