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PMR143-09
Bulgaria, Sofia: Banya Bachi Mosque, built in 1576 on the site of Roman mineral springs.
Keywords: capital city, metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, minaret, market

PMR-D11928
Greece, Island of Yali: handling pumicite or powdered pumice with earth-moving equipment, prior to shipment.
Keywords: cosmetics, Dodecanese, exports, Greek Islands, Hellas, minerals, volcanic

PMR-D11927
Greece, Island of Yali: view of the terraced pumice quarry.
Keywords: cosmetics, Dodecanese, exports, extraction industry, Greek Islands, Hellas, minerals, pumicite, volcanic

PMR-D11926
Greece, Island of Yali: view of the terraced pumice quarry, with mounds of pumice awaiting shipment.
Keywords: cosmetics, Dodecanese, exports, extraction industry, Greek Islands, Hellas, minerals, pumicite, volcanic

PMR-D11925
Greece, Island of Yali: plan of the pumice quarry.
Keywords: cosmetics, Dodecanese, exports, Greek Islands, Hellas, minerals, pumicite, site plan, volcanic

PMR-D11924
Greece, Island of Yali: pumicite or powdered pumice being loaded onto a freight ship.
Keywords: cosmetics, Dodecanese, exports, Greek Islands, Hellas, minerals, volcanic

PMR-D9992
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: Terra Nostra Garden, originally laid out in 1770 by Thomas Hickling, an orange farmer. In 1848 the garden was acquired and enhanced by the Visconde da Praia and is now owned and managed by the Garden Hotel company. The mansion house, built by the Visconde da Praia, overlooking the iron-rich geothermal pool.
Keywords: heritage, minerals, spa, arboretum, exotic trees, flora, mild climate, landscaped, botanical, park, picturesque

PMR-D9973
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: Terra Nostra Garden, originally laid out in 1770 by Thomas Hickling, an orange farmer. In 1848 the garden was acquired and enhanced by the Visconde da Praia and is now owned and managed by the Garden Hotel company. The mansion house, built by the Visconde da Praia, overlooking the iron-rich geothermal pool.
Keywords: heritage, minerals, spa, arboretum, exotic trees, flora, mild climate, landscaped, botanical, park, picturesque

PMR-D9972
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: Terra Nostra Garden, originally laid out in 1770 by Thomas Hickling, an orange farmer. In 1848 the garden was acquired and enhanced by the Visconde da Praia and is now owned and managed by the Garden Hotel company. The iron-rich geothermal swimming pool is one of the island's main attractions.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, park, botanical, landscaped, mild climate, flora, exotic trees, arboretum, spa, minerals

PMR-D9966
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area.
Keywords: volcanic, minerals, vent, steam, mud

PMR-D9965
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area. The "Caldeira dos Vimes" with orange build-up of algae.
Keywords: volcanic, minerals, vent, steam, mud

PMR-D9964
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area. The run-off water, containing many minerals, is led away in the canal in the background.
Keywords: volcanic, mud, steam, vent, minerals

PMR-D9963
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area.
Keywords: volcanic, minerals, mud, steam, vent

PMR-D9962
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area. The "Caldeira de Pero Botelho", a 16th century nickname for the devil, is one of the largest and noisiest of these vents.
Keywords: volcanic, mud, steam, minerals

PMR-D9961
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area.
Keywords: volcanic, minerals, mud, steam, vent

PMR-D9960
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Furnas: fumirolas and hot springs are common in this active geothermal area.
Keywords: volcanic, minerals, mud, steam, vent

PMR-D9778
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ascholding: preserved area of Raised or Ombotrophic Bog between the villages of Ascholding and Egling. Such habitats are acidic and wet, fed only by rain and mineral salts from the atmosphere, and are usually based on a thick layer of peat, which can store more CO2 than a rain forest.
Keywords: countryside, salt-deficient, biotope, ecological, hydrological, nature

PMR-D9777
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ascholding: preserved area of Raised or Ombotrophic Bog between the villages of Ascholding and Egling. Such habitats are acidic and wet, fed only by rain and mineral salts from the atmosphere, and are usually based on a thick layer of peat, which can store more CO2 than a rain forest. Here sheep are used to restrict the growth of trees and scrub.
Keywords: countryside, salt-deficient, biotope, ecological, hydrological, nature

PMR-D9776
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ascholding: preserved area of Raised or Ombotrophic Bog between the villages of Ascholding and Egling. Such habitats are acidic and wet, fed only by rain and mineral salts from the atmosphere, and are usually based on a thick layer of peat, which can store more CO2 than a rain forest.
Keywords: countryside, salt-deficient, biotope, ecological, hydrological, nature

PMR-D9561
Iceland, Reykjahlíd: sulphur deposits in a geo-thermal area, not far from Lake Mývatn.
Keywords: minerals, geology

PMR-D9527
Iceland, Geysir: sulphur and other minerals seeping through the surface rock in an area of geo-thermic activity.
Keywords: picturesque, geology

PMR-D6738
Northern Ireland, County Antrim, Causeway Coast: the mineral content of the volcanic rock provides a colourful display on the cliff path, with this nodule resembling a giant eye.
Keywords: picturesque, nature, cliffs, geology, National Trust, UNESCO

PMR-D6737
Northern Ireland, County Antrim, Causeway Coast: the mineral content of the volcanic rock provides a colourful display on the cliff path.
Keywords: picturesque, nature, cliffs, geology, National Trust, UNESCO

PMR-D0517
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, building of which began in 1175 and continued after its consecration in 1239. It has retained a large part of its Early English architecture in addition to the later Gothic. The first church was built here in 705, but the adjacent mineral "wells" were in use in Roman times.

View from the south-east.
Keywords: architecture, spring water, mineral wells, Early English, mediaeval, heritage, Gothic

PMR-D0516
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, building of which began in 1175 and continued after its consecration in 1239. It has retained a large part of its Early English architecture in addition to the later Gothic. The first church was built here in 705, but the adjacent mineral "wells" were in use in Roman times.

View from the south-east.
Keywords: architecture, spring water, mineral wells, Early English, mediaeval, heritage, Gothic

PMR-D0515
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, reflected in the pool fed by the subterranian wells which were known in Roman times.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic, heritage, mediaeval, Early English. mineral wells, spring water

PMR-D0513
England, Somerset, Wells: the Christmas Market
Keywords: architecture, spring water, mineral wells, mediaeval, heritage, Gothic

PMR-D0148
England, Wiltshire, Bath: the Great Bath, part of the complex belonging to the Roman Baths, whose mineral waters are said to be beneficial, Above ground level the buildings are from the 19th century. Towers of the Abbey Church behind.
Keywords: architecture, bathing, heritage, mineral springs, mineral baths, spa, Roman ruins, historic

PMR-D0147
England, Wiltshire, Bath: the Great Bath, part of the complex belonging to the Roman Baths, whose mineral waters are said to be beneficial. The buildings below ground level are of Roman origin.
Keywords: architecture, historic, Roman ruins, spa, mineral baths, mineral springs, heritage, bathing

PMR-D0146
England, Wiltshire, Bath: a "Druid priest" recites a prayer to the gods on the edge of the Great Bath, part of the complex belonging to the Roman Baths, whose mineral waters are said to be beneficial.
Keywords: architecture, historic, Roman ruins, spa, mineral baths, mineral springs, heritage, bathing

PMR-D0145
England, Wiltshire, Bath: steam rising from the Sacred Spring in the Roman Baths, whose mineral waters are said to be beneficial.
Keywords: architecture, historic, Roman ruins, spa, mineral baths, mineral springs, heritage, bathing

PMR-D0144
England, Wiltshire, Bath: part of a carved stone Roman temple pediment with Gorgon's head preserved in the museum of the Roman Baths.
Keywords: architecture, historic, Roman ruins, spa, mineral baths, mineral springs, heritage, bathing

PMR289-07
Turkey, Hierapolis: source of the mineral spring which now issues forth from a number of culverts into the swimming pool.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, masonry, ruin, archeology, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, architecture, bathing, cool, refreshing, oleander

PMR289-06
Turkey, Hierapolis: crystal-clear waters of the swimming pool in Pamukkale, fed by the mineral spring, and featuring architectural fragments from the Roman edifice.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, masonry, ruin, archeology, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, architecture, bathing, cool, refreshing, oleander

PMR289-05
Turkey, Hierapolis: crystal-clear waters of the swimming pool in Pamukkale, fed by the mineral spring, and featuring architectural fragments from the Roman edifice.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, masonry, ruin, archeology, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, architecture, bathing, cool, refreshing, oleander

PMR236-04
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: pump house and cure gardens. The town is renowned for its mineral springs and pure mountain air.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, picturesque, Baroque, park

PMR-D3536
People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou: Garden to Linger In (Liu Yuan), built in the Ming Dynasty (1593) by Xu Taishi: a striking circular sheet of marble with patterning resembling Huang Shan Mountains.
Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, classical, UNESCO, polished stone, minerals, Mineralogy, lithology

PMR-D1692
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: gravel pits in the middle of a patchwork of fields. Seen from the air.
Keywords: München, mineral extraction, aerial view, farmers, farming, ecology, landscape, agriculture, panorama

PMR190-05
Italy, Campania: rocks composing the lip of the crater of Vesuvius are of various colours according to their mineral content.
Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur, colourful

PMR185-09
Hungary, Budapest: Baroque style buildings of the Szechenyi Mineral Baths, at 76 degrees C., one of the hottest natural springs in Europe.
Keywords: picturesque, traditional, architecture, capital city, metropolis, culture, historic , heritage, spa town

PMR167-07
U.S.A., Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park: warm springs at Grant Village on the shores of the Yellowstone Lake. Differerent types and colours of algae growing in the hot water run-off from the springs. The different colours indicate different water temperatures. Dead Lodgepole Pine trunks act as "wicks", and soak up minerals until they become petrified.
Keywords: spectacular, geology, ecology, fissure, nature, picturesque, scenic, photogenic, heritage, UNESCO, geothermal, volcanism, geyser, hot springs

PMR160-12
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Shades of brown, ochre and yellow from a dried-up river bed, with distant blue hills.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-11
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Dante's View, looking across Death Valley to the south, with alpine aster in the foreground.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, flora, botany, botanical

PMR160-10
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Dante's View. At this height vegetation makes a welcome reappearance. Many Horned Toads around.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-09
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park: Under this salt lake lies the lowest elevation in the U.S.A.: 282 feet below sea level.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-08
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Looking north from Dante's View, 5475 feet above sea level.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-07
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. View of the spectacularly eroded ridges of yellow clay from Zabriskie Point, seen from the side.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-06
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. View of the spectacularly eroded ridges of yellow clay from Zabriskie Point.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-05
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. "Old Dinah", a veteran steam tractor used by miners for transporting extracted borax ore, dating from 1894.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, locomotive, machinery

PMR160-04
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Camping at Furnace Creek.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, tent

PMR160-03
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. The "Artist's Palette", a particularly unusual mosaic of red, yellow, orange, green, violet, brown and black hues.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-02
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A deep gulley eroded in the yellow clay, with the "Artist's Palette" in the background.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR160-01
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Shades of pink and yellow in a gorge in the Black Mountains.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-12
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-11
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-10
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-09
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Desert plants struggling for survival.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, flora, botany, botanical, succulents

PMR159-08
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Part of the Black Mountains.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-07
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Part of the Black Mountains.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-06
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. One of the few flowering plants to flourish in the desert conditions.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, flora, botany, botanical, succulent

PMR159-05
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-04
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Yellow earth is coloured by the iron ores it contains.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-03
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A type of desert sea holly. U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A type of desert sea holly.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, plants, botany, flora

PMR159-02
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Mouth of the Marble Canyon, looking onto the salt lakes of Death Valley.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR159-01
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Torrent-smoothed walls of the Marble Canyon, nesting place of Ravens.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR158-12
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Late afternoon view of the Black Mountains near Zabriskie Point.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR158-11
U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A typical view with saltpan in the foreground.
Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular

PMR-D2664
Turkey, Dogubayazit, Anatolia: view of the mineral-coloured landscape from the Ishak Pasha Palace.
Keywords: picturesque, heritage, photogenic, landscape, cliffs

PMR-D2617
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR-D2616
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR-D2615
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR-D2614
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR-D2613
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR-D2612
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR-D2611
Iran: remarkable scenery in the Kandovan area of Azarbaijan Province between Zanjan and Tabriz. The hills are coloured by their mineral content.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, geology, landscape, colourful, photogenic, picturesque

PMR460-10
Romania, Southern Bucovina, Vatra Dornei: the old-established mineral baths for which the resort is famous.
Keywords: architecture, historic, health resort, pump room, mineral spa, natural heritage, street scene

PMR143K-10
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, building of which began in 1175 and continued after its consecration in 1239. It has retained a large part of its Early English architecture in addition to the later Gothic. The first church was built here in 705, but the adjacent mineral "wells" were in use in Roman times.

Closer view of the central west front, which has the largest collection of carved figures in Europe. Begun in 1230, these were at first painted in bright colours.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic, heritage, mediaeval, Early English, mineral wells, spring water

PMR143K-09
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, building of which began in 1175 and continued after its consecration in 1239. It has retained a large part of its Early English architecture in addition to the later Gothic. The first church was built here in 705, but the adjacent mineral "wells" were in use in Roman times.

The west front, which has the largest collection of carved figures in Europe. Begun in 1230, these were at first painted in bright colours.
Keywords: architecture, spring water, mineral wells, Early English, mediaeval, heritage, Gothic

PMR143K-08
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, building of which began in 1175 and continued after its consecration in 1239. It has retained a large part of its Early English architecture in addition to the later Gothic. The first church was built here in 705, but the adjacent mineral "wells" were in use in Roman times.

View from the south-east.
Keywords: architecture, spring water, mineral wells, Early English, mediaeval, heritage, Gothic

PMR143K-07
England, Somerset, Wells: the gardens of the bishop's palace, with the cathedral in the background.
Keywords: architecture, spring water, mineral wells, Early English, mediaeval, heritage, Gothic

PMR138K-06
Mongolia, Ömnögov Aimag (Province), Bayanzag: a young Mongolian selling mineral samples and souvenirs in the Gobi Desert..
Keywords: Mongol, entrepreneur, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR101K-11
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours. Cactus in the foreground.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks

PMR101K-10
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks

PMR101K-02
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR101K-01
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-36
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-35
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-34
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-33
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-24
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. The nearby Rio Grande is somewhat depleted at this time of the year.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-23
Argentina, Salta: the road reaches a height of 3780 metres above sea level between La Quiaca and Humahuaca.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-18
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-17
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca: farmholding with large numbers of llamas in pens.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-16
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; red cliffs, green hills and cacti growing in the foreground.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-15
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; the village of Maimará at the foot of some striking rock formations.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-14
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-13
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-12
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-11
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-09
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-08
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-07
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-06
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-05
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR100K-04
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR100K-03
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-02
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. The sandy valley floor and emerging bare, red rocks of the sierra.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR100K-01
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Clouds on the peaks of the sierra.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR095K-10
Libya: a collection of flint nodules gathered in the desert near Gariyat,
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, Minerals, mineralogy, geology

PMR080K-28
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. The area is a rich source of minerals for collectors. Here: geodes or druses, lined with quartz crystals, on offer for modest sums.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, historic, geode, druse, geology, nodule

PMR027K-31
Australia, Western Australia: Iron ore terminal at Port Hedland, with landing jetty and a large ore carrier moored in the background.
Keywords: conveyance of iron ore, minerals, mining, BHP, natural resources

PMR041K-24
Romania, Moldavia: Vatra Dornei, a prosperous mineral spa resort in the time of the Habsburgs, lies high in the Carpathian Mountains and is now attempting to rebuild its popularity. Here, a view of the river and promenade with surrounding hills.

PMR041K-23
Romania, Moldavia: Vatra Dornei, a prosperous mineral spa resort in the time of the Habsburgs, lies high in the Carpathian Mountains and is now attempting to rebuild its popularity. Here, the impressive railway station.

PMR041K-22
Romania, Moldavia: Vatra Dornei, a prosperous mineral spa resort in the time of the Habsburgs, lies high in the Carpathian Mountains and is now attempting to rebuild its popularity. Here, the Kursaal and spa water buildings surrounded by flower beds.

PMR041K-21
Romania, Moldavia: Vatra Dornei, a prosperous mineral spa resort in the time of the Habsburgs, lies high in the Carpathian Mountains and is now attempting to rebuild its popularity. Here, a bridge over the river, with the mineral spa buildings in the background.

PMR038K-04
Namibia, Uis: Three young hawkers of mineral samples on the highway at Uis.
Keywords: African youths

PMR035K-24
Namibia: Ai-Ais, a resort in a canyon in the desert with hot mineral springs and a trailer park with bar/restaurant. View of the canyon, river and campsite from the top of a neighbouring peak.
Keywords: arid landscape, barren land, semi-desert

PMR035K-23
Namibia: Ai-Ais, a resort in a canyon in the desert with hot mineral springs and a trailer park with bar/restaurant. Here, climbing a mountain for a view of the area.
Keywords: arid landscape, barren land, semi-desert

PMR035K-22
Namibia: Ai-Ais, a resort in a canyon in the desert with hot mineral springs and a trailer park with bar/restaurant. Here, part of the canyon where a troop of black baboons was seen.
Keywords: arid landscape, semi-desert, barren land

PMR414-12
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): pavement cafes on the promenade by the river.
Keywords: Karlsbad, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR414-11
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): bridge over the River Tepla on the outskirts of the town, with one of the mineral springs bath houses behind.
Keywords: Karlsbad, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR414-10
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): roses overhanging the River Tepla with the church of St. Mary Magdalene, built in 1732-36 by K.I. Dientzenhofer, reflected in the water.
Keywords: Karlsbad, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR414-09
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): hotel facades with ornate decoration; Mozart House on the left.
Keywords: Karlsbad, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR414-08
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): reflections of the house facades in the River Tepla.
Keywords: Karlsbad, promenade, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR414-07
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): some of the large houses, recently restored, with the turn-of-the-century Felix Zawojski house on the left.
Keywords: Karlsbad, architecture, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR414-06
Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad): Mlynska Colonnade, where the famous Libusin mineral curative waters may be drunk or bathed in. The River Tepla flows under the square at this point.
Keywords: Karlsbad, cure, spa, mineral springs

PMR558-2
Australia, Western Australia, Dampier: Dampier Salt Company's salt pans, with a mountain of salt in the background.
Keywords: tropical, sodium chloride, minerals, saline

PMR558-1
Australia, Western Australia, Dampier: Commercial shipping in the roads, with palm trees in the foreground.
Keywords: tropical, ship, anchored, mineral extraction, ore carriers

PMR556-3
Australia, Western Australia, Norseman: Approximately 4.2 million tonnes of gold-mining tailings, all neatly stacked.
Keywords: tropical, extracted earth, mining, minerals

PMR545-5
Baile Herculane ("Baths of Hercules"): used and named by the Romans, these mineral springs formed the basis of a spa developed by the Austrians at the beginning of the 19th century. Here: the Hercules Fountain in the main street, with the Catholic church in the background.
Keywords: spa town, health spa, mineral baths

PMR545-4
Baile Herculane ("Baths of Hercules"): used and named by the Romans, these mineral springs formed the basis of a spa developed by the Austrians at the beginning of the 19th century. Here: view of the cast-iron bridge over the River Cerna and communal rooms. The government is endeavouring to revive the popularity of the spa town.
Keywords: spa town, health spa, mineral baths

PMR545-3
Baile Herculane ("Baths of Hercules"): used and named by the Romans, these mineral springs formed the basis of a spa developed by the Austrians at the beginning of the 19th century. Here: view of the cast-iron bridge over the River Cerna with baths and communal rooms. The government is endeavouring to revive the popularity of the spa town.
Keywords: spa town, health spa, mineral baths

PMR685-09
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, reflected in the pool fed by the subterranian wells which were known in Roman times.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic, heritage, mediaeval, Early English, mineral wells, spring water

PMR685-08
England, Somerset, Wells: the cathedral, building of which began in 1175 and continued after its consecration in 1239. It has retained a large part of its Early English architecture in addition to the later Gothic. The first church was built here in 705, but the adjacent mineral "wells" were in use in Roman times.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic, heritage, mediaeval, Early English, mineral wells, spring water

PMR541-3
Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: the Archdean's Church of St. James, built between 1330 and 1420, was financed by wealthy silver miners.
Keywords: historic town, heritage, picturesque town

PMR681-12
Greece, Island of Nisyros: the walls of the crater of the dormant volcano, Stefanos, showing the various mineral colourings. The last eruption was a steam explosion in 1888.
Keywords: Greek Isles, volcanic, geology, larva, island hopping, Hellas, Helenic, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands, picturesque, colourful, yachts, Greek Orthodox Church

PMR569-08
Namibia: Ai-Ais (meaning "boiling hot" in the Khoikhoi language) is a resort in a wide valley where hot mineral springs occur. View of rocks and reeds on the bed of the canyon.

PMR569-07
Namibia: Ai-Ais (meaning "boiling hot" in the Khoikhoi language) is a resort in a wide valley where hot mineral springs occur. View along the canyon from a neighbouring peak, showing the luxuriant growth of reeds on the water course.

PMR569-06
Namibia: Ai-Ais (meaning "boiling hot" in the Khoikhoi language) is a resort in a wide valley where hot mineral springs occur. View of the camping site with restaurant and bar and thermal bath, from a neighbouring peak.

PMR569-05
Namibia: Ai-Ais (meaning "boiling hot" in the Khoikhoi language) is a resort in a wide valley where hot mineral springs occur. Euphorbia bushes, typical of the sparse vegetation towards the end of the canyon.

PMR569-04
Namibia: Ai-Ais (meaning "boiling hot" in the Khoikhoi language) is a resort in a wide valley where hot mineral springs occur. Waterhole in the canyon, close to where a troop of black baboons inhabited the cliffs.

PMR65208
Argentina, Jujuy, Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. Hues of red and pink with cultivated fields in the foreground.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR652-12
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. View of the cliffs from the town level, with yellow daisies in the foreground.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR652-11
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. Visitors gather on a convenient knoll to photograph the colourful cliffs.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR652-10
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. Cliffs of varied hues provide a backdrop for the town.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR652-09
Argentina, Salta, Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. Cliffs of varied hues provide a backdrop for the town.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR652-07
Argentina, Jujuy, Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. Shades of red and ochre, with the ubiquitous yellow daisies in the foreground.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR652-06
Argentina, Salta, Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. Cemetery of the village of Maimará with some elaborate graves, and colourful rock formations behind.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR652-05
Argentina, Jujuy, Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca: the road from Humahuaca to Purmamarca is known as "Las Colorados" for the colourful mineral deposits in the surrounding rocks. View of the valley floor.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

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