Beryl Spring
Beryl Spring is a hot spring in the Gibbon Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is a large superheated pool, and boils up to a height of 4 feet.
One of the hottest springs in Yellowstone, averaging 196 °F (91 °C)., Beryl Spring was named by the U.S. Geological Survey Hague party in 1883 for the blue-green color which reminded a party member of the gemstone beryl.
References
- ^ "Beryl Spring". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- ^ "Beryl Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Fournier, R. O.; Weltman, U.; Counce, D.; White, L. D.; Janik, C. J. (2002). "Results Of Weekly Chemical And Isotopic Monitoring Of Selected Springs In Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park During June-September, 1995" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior & U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Beryl Spring". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2004-04-30.