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sir,please define hot springs & sulphor springs?
Hot springs are ponds, portions of a lake, or pools in which water has been naturally heated underground.It is believed these rocks and minerals trap the springs and allow them to become fermented, which heats the water up. The heated water becomes sterilized and cause bubbles to rise to the surface.
 As molten materials deep in the earth cool down, they give off water vapor and carbon dioxide.  This hot vapor then find its way upward through the cracks in the rocks, cooling as it goes, until it condenses to become water.  Finally, it gushes from the ground as a hot spring.  This water may be pure and clear, but it is rich in mineral salts dissolved from the rocks it has passed through on its way to the surface.

Sulphur Springs is actually a geothermal field (an area of hot springs and steam vents) located within the much larger Soufrière Volcanic Centre.The water located at the center of the springs boils at roughly 340 Fahrenheit (170 Celsius) create large plumes of steam. The water coming out of the spring is blackened by a chemical reaction between the high content of sulfur and iron. The spring water also contains large deposits of copper, iron oxide, alkaline lead, calcium oxide, and carbon.


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