Sulphur-rich minerals grow orange-colored crystals near Dallol hot springs. The natural spring is some 50 m. below sea level in the middle of a salt flat. The geothermal heat of the East African Rift turns the minerals of the lake bed into a spectacular chemistry experiment in salt precipitation.
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- ©2011 George Steinmetz
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- Afar Depression
