Fallen trees, Carden Den
Introduction
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Fallen trees, Carden Den
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 9 Mar 2012
The red water is due to iron oxidising bacteria living off Iron (II) ions in water coming out of old coal mines. Iron (II) sulphide is common in coal and can be seen as a brassy deposit on the coal. Burning the stuff was a major contributor to acid rain. The trees were felled in storms around New Year 2012.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.13511
Longitude
-3.256131