RE: Tongariro Alpine Crossing - the best one-day trek in New Zealand

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creativemary (75)in Pinmapple • 2 years ago

I often wondered what gives water such an emerald color. It is beautiful!

2 years ago in Pinmapple by creativemary (75)

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snownz008 (62) 2 years ago

I did some research and found this piece of information.

The colour is created when sunlight reflects off a while layer of calcium carbonate (marl) settled on the lake bed.
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creativemary (75) 2 years ago

Uuu interesting! Thanks so much for doing the research!

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