Whimsical Towers 稀奇古怪的鈣華塔

These pale gray and ivory "tufa towers," located in California's Mono Lake, may look like eerie art instillations, but they occur naturally and are made of limestone. Check out more of these fantastical towers.

這些淺灰色和象牙形的“鈣華塔”，位于美國(guó)加州的莫諾湖，它們可能看起來像是令人毛骨悚然的藝術(shù)灌注物，然而它們是在自然界里由石灰?guī)r所構(gòu)成的。查看更多的這些神奇的鈣華塔。

Moonlit Mono Lake 灑滿月光的莫諾湖

Tufa, the unusual rock formations that jut out of Mono Lake in California's Eastern Sierra, are famous for their otherworldly beauty. The greatest concentration of these unique "towers" is located at the south end of the lake. In the photo above, the moon rises over one of the dark ivory towers.

凝灰?guī)r，是突出在加利福尼亞州的東部雪樂山的莫諾湖面的不同尋常的巖層，以其超凡脫俗的美麗而聞名于世。這些獨(dú)特的“塔”（鈣華塔）最集中地積聚在莫諾湖的南端。在上面的照片中，月亮高高地掛在一個(gè)昏暗的“象牙塔”上面。

Limestone Buildup 石灰?guī)r的構(gòu)成

Made of limestone, tufa forms as a byproduct of the precipitation of carbonate minerals from surrounding water. When water from heated underwater hot springs rich in calcium meet with the carbonates in lake water, the result is calcium carbonate, also known as limestone.

凝灰?guī)r是由石灰?guī)r所組成，它是在其周圍湖水里的碳酸鹽礦物沉淀的副產(chǎn)品。當(dāng)?shù)叵潞}豐富的溫泉熱水與湖水中的碳酸鹽相逢時(shí)，就會(huì)生成碳酸鈣，又稱石灰?guī)r。（譯者注，由此形成的塔形物，一般稱為鈣華塔）

Sun Over Tufa 太陽照耀下的凝灰?guī)r

The uncanny tufa formations take on a golden appearance at sunset.

離奇的凝灰?guī)r地層在日落時(shí)所呈現(xiàn)出的金黃色外觀。

A Chilling Scene 令人不寒而栗的場(chǎng)景

The formations look especially eerie in this photo, taken during a cool autumn morning.

上面是一張?jiān)跊鏊那锛驹绯克臄z的照片，其形態(tài)看來格外陰森恐怖。