Editing Spring (hydrology) (section)

===Types of mineral springs===
[[File:Natural iron hot spring.jpg|thumb|upright|Natural iron hot spring in [[Beppu Onsen|Beppu]], Japan]]
* Sulfur springs contain a high level of dissolved [[sulfur]] or hydrogen sulfide in the water. Historically they have been used to alleviate the symptoms of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.<ref name="CGS">{{cite journal |last1=Pearl |first1=Richard Howard |last2=Ringrose |first2=Charles D. |last3=Zacharakis |first3=Ted G. |title=Geothermal Resource Assessment of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado |journal=Colorado Geological Survey |date=1982 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5F9OAQAAIAAJ |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="EIW">{{cite web |last1=Gemici |first1=Burcu |last2=Wallace |first2=John L. |title=Encyclopedia of Inland Waters |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/sulfur-springs |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
* Borax springs<ref name="ISB">{{cite book |last1=Zakrajsek |first1=John R. |title=Identifying Systematic Behaviors in Borax Lake Geothermal Springs, Southeast Oregon |date=2006 |publisher=University of Idaho |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wrmYPgAACAAJ |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> 
* Gypsum springs<ref name="Classification" />
* Saline springs<ref name="TCN">{{cite book |last1=Bischoff |first1=Matt C. |title=Touring California and Nevada hot springs |date=2018 |publisher=Falcon Guides |location=Guilford, Connecticut |isbn=9781493029112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2tMDwAAQBAJ |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[chalybeate|Iron springs (chalybeate spring)]]<ref name="Classification" />
* Radium springs (or radioactive springs) have a detectable level of radiation produced by the natural radioactive decay process<ref name="NatRad">{{cite journal |last1=Leonard |first1=Robert B. |last2=Janzer |first2=Victor J. |title=Natural radioactivity in geothermal waters, Alhambra Hot Springs and nearby areas, Jefferson County, Montana |journal=Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |date=July–August 1978 |volume=6 |issue=4 |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/journal/1978/vol6issue4/report.pdf |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="Dictionary of Hydrogeology" />