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
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
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
Mudpot
…mini-volcano of mud starts to build up, sometimes reaching heights of 1 to 1.5 m (3+1⁄2 to 5 ft). Although mudpots are often called "mud volcanoes", true mud volcanoes are very different in nature. The mud of a mudpot is generally of white to greyish color, but is sometimes stained with reddish or pink spots from iron…
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