Truso Travertines Natural Monument

Truso Travertines Natural Monument (Georgian: თრუსოს ტრავერტინი) is 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.

Truso Travertines Natural Monument
Truso Travertines Natural Monument
Map showing the location of Truso Travertines Natural Monument
Map showing the location of Truso Travertines Natural Monument
Map showing the location of Truso Travertines Natural Monument
Map showing the location of Truso Travertines Natural Monument
LocationMtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
Nearest cityStepantsminda, village Keterisi
Coordinates42°34.993′N 44°25.646′E / 42.583217°N 44.427433°E / 42.583217; 44.427433
Area0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi)
WebsiteTruso Travertines Natural Monument

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:

Truso travertine terraces.

References

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  1. ^ Travertine of Truso in Georgia
  2. ^ Kazbegi Support Programme for Protected Areas in the Caucasus - Georgia (SPPA-Georgia)