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Tabin to Mabul T

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,August 31 - 3September 2011 beautiful person in Amazing places.. lovely surprise it's Holidays mean Public Holidays Hari Raya.. most of the shop, food court are closed! hahahaa so instead spending time at town why dont we go for a little explore to the NATURE! Lets go for Tabin Mud Volcano  Tabin: Sabah's Greatest Wildlife 1 1/2hrs drive from Lahad Datu town. Tabin DRY mud Some of the important features of Tabin are its mineral sources including at least three "Mud Volcanoes." Simply put, a mud volcano is a hill (mound) of mud and clay pushed or heaved up through overlying sediments  The mud is formed when volcanic (heated) gasses dissolved in hot ground water interact with the igneous rocks a few meters below the surface. A thick and gooey acidic mixture, which varies in water content through the year, is formed. This mixture of mud and clay is continually pushed up and form an elevated cone above the surrounding area about 3m to 12m high. The mud ...