Truso Travertines Natural Monument
| Truso Travertines Natural Monument | |
|---|---|
Truso Travertines Natural Monument | |
| Location | Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia |
| Nearest city | Stepantsminda, village Keterisi |
| Coordinates | 42°34.993′N 44°25.646′E / 42.583217°N 44.427433°E |
| Area | 0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi) |
| Website | Truso Travertines Natural Monument |
Truso Travertines Natural Monument (Georgian: თრუსოს ტრავერტინი) is a calcareous sinter or tufa in Truso valley on the right bank of Terek river at 2093 meters above the sea level in Kazbegi Municipality, Georgia. It is located about 2 km from village Keterisi where local population lives only seasonally.
This limestone was formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of ambient temperature water. Travertine in some places is covered with a thin layer of transparent water on the white surface of the slopes where intensive development process is still ongoing.[1]
It is part of Kazbegi Protected Areas[2] along with Kazbegi National Park and five Natural Monuments:
- Sakhizari Cliff,
- Abano Mineral Lake,
- Truso Travertine,
- Jvari Pass Travertine,
- Keterisi Mineral Vaucluse.
References
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- ^ Travertine of Truso in Georgia
- ^ Kazbegi Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia)