Chromatic palette of yellow green and red in Rio Tinto

Extraordinary detail of Rio Tinto waters creating an almost abstract image with its palette of golden, green and red colors. The shades are generated by the combination of different dissolved minerals and colonies of extremophile bacteria thriving in this hostile environment. These microorganisms, capable of surviving in conditions of extreme acidity, are studied by astrobiologists as a possible model for extraterrestrial life. The fluid texture and organic patterns create a pictorial effect reminiscent of abstract expressionism works.

Rio Tinto colors, extremophile bacteria, astrobiology, water minerals, abstract pattern