mudpot
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It sits within the topics Geothermal areas, Springs (hydrology) and Volcanic degassing.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|Mudpot in Lassen Volcanic National Park thumb|Mudpots lined up above a volcanic fissure at Krafla|Hverarönd, [[Iceland]]
A mudpot, or mud pool, is a type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with limited water. It usually takes the form of a pool of bubbling mud, as a result of the acid and microorganisms decomposing surrounding rock into clay and mud.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mudpot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.