Ground Zero is an old vent that once spewed hot water
Old Vent
Simplified diagram of a hot spring
Hot Springs are formed when water is heated at depth and ascends to the earth’s surface.
In 1985, within 28 minutes after an earthquake in Mexico, the Radium hot pools started to silt up and within 6 hours the pools had to be closed because of the quantity of silt. A quake in Alaska also effected the temperature of the water in Radium and Banff.
Acknowledgements and thank you for data and drawings to: Dustin K. Rainey, University of Alberta; B.C. Pearce (Geological Field Guide to The Southern Rocky Mountain Trench; E Swanson, College of the Rockies;
In order to log this Earthcache, you are required to email tbladvisors (do not post in your log) the answers to the following: a) the dimensions of this vent and height above surrounding ground. b) compare the appearance of this relic deposit to the surrounding area. c) why do earth tremors so many miles away change the springs in Eastern BC? d) Comment on the water flow that created this carbonate deposit mound.
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