Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Sulphur Caldron
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 9, 2011
1. Sulphur Caldron Marker
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Sulphur Caldron. . Ten times more acidic than lemon juice, Sulphur Caldron sits on the edge of one of the most active areas of Yellowstone's buried volcano. Sulphur-rich gasses rise furiously here, filling Sulphur Caldron with sulfuric acid. Incredibly, this muddy pool is teeming with life!
Home Sweet Home , Billions of thermoacidophiles thrive in Sulphur Caldron. They convert the pool's hydrogen sulfide gas into sulfuric acid. , The sulfuric acid breaks soil and rock into mud, making this spring a very muddy home.
What is a Thermoacidophile? , Thermo = Heat , Acid = Acidic , Phile = Love , Microorganisms that "love" to live in an extremely hot, acidic environment are called "thermoacidophiles."
pH Scale Basics , If you have ever had "heart burn" from eating acidic foods and used an antacid to relieve the pain, you can easily understand pH basics. , "pH" means "power of hydrogen." Acids release hydrogen ions, and alkaline solutions remove them. Acids and bases neutralize each other. , Thermoacidophiles thrive in an acidic environment that would be deadly to humans. Sulphur Caldron's microbes live in a pool that is almost as acidic as battery acid!
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Ten times more acidic than lemon juice, Sulphur Caldron sits on the edge of one of the most active areas of Yellowstone's buried volcano. Sulphur-rich gasses rise furiously here, filling Sulphur Caldron with sulfuric acid. Incredibly, this muddy pool is teeming with life!
Home Sweet Home Billions of thermoacidophiles thrive in Sulphur Caldron. They convert the pool's hydrogen sulfide gas into sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid breaks soil and rock into mud, making this spring a very muddy home.
What is a Thermoacidophile? Thermo = Heat Acid = Acidic Phile = Love Microorganisms that "love" to live in an extremely hot, acidic environment are called "thermoacidophiles."
pH Scale Basics If you have ever had "heart burn" from eating acidic foods and used an antacid to relieve the pain, you can easily understand pH basics. "pH" means "power of hydrogen." Acids release hydrogen ions, and alkaline solutions remove them. Acids and bases neutralize each other. Thermoacidophiles thrive in an acidic environment that would be deadly to humans. Sulphur Caldron's microbes live in a pool that is almost as acidic as battery acid!
44° 37.677′ N, 110° 25.997′ W. Marker is in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in Park County. It is in Mammoth. Marker is on Grand Loop Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Two markers can be found at this location. The Sulphur Caldron marker is seen here on the right.
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 9, 2011
4. Sulphur Caldron Mudpot
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
