This area was coloured by different types of brightly coloured algae which could survive in the hot water (up to 60°C), along with different minerals deposited there.
I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: Second-Handers: They are the second-handers. (posted 2025-10-31 at 18:55:25). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2025-10-08 Suicidal Empathy: We need empathy, but not suicidal empathy..