Hot spring water and sediment physico-chemical properties.

aSample IDs were named according to the region in which a hot spring is located (such as GL) and the serial number of the spring (such as #13). In some cases, multiple samples were collected along a flow channel. For example, GL13.4 represents the 4th site along an outflow channel of the 13th hot spring in the Gulu area. Abbreviations: GZ: Guozu area; NM: Nima area; NQ: Naqu area; QC: Qucai area.bThe number in bold and italy are the major minerals (more than 15%) for each sample.cGLs and NMs refer to soil samples from the Gulu and Nima area, respectively.