Congrès géologique international, Congrès géologique international… (1893)
“ III wandering about the springs one is sure to notice the brightly tinted basins surrounding the vents, with the red or orange colors of the slopes overflowed by the hot waters. These colors are due, not to mineral matter, but to the presence of algae growing in the hot waters and frequently so covered by carbonate of lime as to be scarcely recognizable. These plants take a most important part in the formation of the travertine deposits, and in fact it is their presence that has caused the great beauty of the deposits. ”
