Clints Quarry - Iron Staining

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Clints Quarry - Iron Staining

Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 27 Oct 2015

A small fault has a light coating of hematite. The iron ore mines of the area exploited faults like these.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.497634
Longitude
-3.533519