Precipitation Pond
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Precipitation Pond
Image: © Chris Andrews Taken: 10 May 2015
Copper rich solutions from mining activities on Parys Mountain were collected in these pools. Iron was then placed in the pools, resulting in the precipitation of Copper. (i.e. if the copper is in a sulphate compound, then a simple reaction is: CuSO4 + Fe (Metal) = FeSO4 + Cu (Metal))
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Image Location
Latitude
53.381448
Longitude
-4.34924