Made a mix - finally - rich enough to use and it was rather nice, just needed more mixing. It's some odd chemical thang that involves turning and turning the mix with a spatula on glass, until the colour deepens and the grit disappears.
Reflective, of course. The soil was from Rennes le Chateau which claims the red soil is dyed by the blood of Christ. Palaeontologists would have you believe that it was the layer next to the dinosaur swamp in days of yore. Each equally (im)probable IMHO.
I have it on reasonable authority it that the redness is due to iron ore which the Romans exploited in their time. Not quite as inspiring but . .
ReplyDeletenice to know. Often wondered why they came here - hot springs, sure, but they must have had more reasons. Bit of gold in the day. Iron ore makes sense.
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