A rusty spring

Introduction

The photograph on this page of A rusty spring by Chris Morgan as part of the Geograph project.

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A rusty spring

Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 9 Apr 2020

Although it was running clear on this day it had been gushing rusty red only a few weeks ago. Bog iron, or ferric hydroxide, is well explained here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_iron

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.331714
Longitude
-1.524261