Figure 3.23: The limestone towers are made mostly of calcite deposited in the salty and
alkaline water of Mono Lake, in California. These rocks formed under water when calcium-
rich spring water at the bottom of the lake bubbled up into the alkaline lake, forming theses
calcite ”tufa” towers. If the lake level drops, the tufa towers appear in interesting formations.
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