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1
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What is a boiling mud pool?

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Another type of hot spring

2
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Where do boiling mud pools form?

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Areas with very fine-grained soil (soil rich in clay or volcanic ash). The hot spring water mixes with the soil to create a hot muddy pool

3
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What do boiling mud pools sometimes contain?

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Brightly-coloured mud because of minerals deposited b the hot water. Iran and sulphur-rich minerals can create purple, orange and yellow colours

4
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Give 2 example of boiling mud pools

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Yellowstone National Park (USA) and Iceland