Thermal / Hot Pools

Hot springs, geysers, fumaroles, and mud pots are all geothermal features. They arise when cold groundwater seeps down and is heated by the rocks touching the underlying magma chamber. The hot water then rises to the surface in the form of a geothermal feature.

Hot springs occur when this heated water forms a pool on the surface of the Earth Throughout the centuries, mineral spas and pools have been enjoyed on many levels, cleansing, social and health benefits. Soluble minerals commonly found include calcium carbonate, iron compounds, sodium and magnesium salts, sulphur compound and metals.

A geyser is a type of hot spring that periodically erupts, shooting columns of water and steam into the air. Fumaroles are basically steam vents that allow water vapor and gases to escape the surface of the Earth Mud pots. Mud pots are basically very acidic hot springs that dissolve the nearby rock.