many white water rafters tied up where the Havasu River meets the Grand Canyon. The Havasu is colored light blue with travertine
Two different colors of water are visible here where the Havasu River meets the Grand Canyon. It is a popular tie-up spot for whitewater rafters coming down the Grand Canyon. The Havasu is colored light blue by the travertine present in the water. Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs. Travertine often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, and cream-colored varieties. It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot spring or in a limestone cave. In the latter, it can form stalactites, stalagmites, and other speleothems. It is frequently used in Italy and elsewhere as a building material. Travertine is a terrestrial sedimentary rock, formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from solution in ground and surface waters, and/or geothermally heated hot-springs.[1][2] Similar (but softer and extremely porous) deposits formed from ambient-temperature water are known as tufa.
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