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CPA Evian les Bains Source Cachat Boat Boat Illustrator

https://www.cpaphil.com/en/categories/other-illustrators/pages/358

#EvianLesBains #HealingSprings #VintageSpa #LakeViews #BoatIllustration #FrenchResort #HistoricWaters #MineralSprings #VintageTravel #ArtisticPostcard #CollectiblePostcards

#Calcite can form when cool groundwater warms as it rises to the surface. Calcium carbonate exhibits inverse solubility -it's less soluble in warmer water. As a result #tufa deposits can form -like those at Mono Lake. A nice write up of groundwater carbonate deposits at:
https://www.ontariobeneathourfeet.com/flowstone-travertine-and-tufa
#MinCup23 #Ontario #Carbonate #MineralSprings

Back in the 90s, I knew someone whose stepfather owned 850 acres outside of Napa. The property included the ruins of Napa Soda Springs, a Victorian-era resort.

I saw that he recently sold the property to Restoration Hardware.

Here is my USGS-inspired map of the area... a map of a magical place I've known.

#NapaSodaSprings #SodaCreek #SodaCanyon #Napa #NapaValley #WhiteRockVineyards #MapArt #MagicalPlaces #Geomancy #MapsAsArt #Ruins #MineralSprings #VictorianEra #conspiracyofcartographers