Saratoga Springs State Park - Travertine

Saratoga Springs State Park - Travertine
Located in Saratoga County
Image Courtesy of Dr. J Bret Bennington
Type: Park (Public).
Features: The springs, tufa terrace, and flat-lying snake hill shale; travertine.
Feature Type: Hyrdothermal.
Reference: NYS Geological Association Field Trip Guidebook,
74th Annual Meeting 2002; Late Cambrian (Sauk) Carbonate Facies in Hudson-Mohawk Valley of Eastern NYS.
Quadrangle: Saratoga Springs.
Reason for Designation: Unique, Scenic.