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Acid mine drainage, the orange color is from iron precipitate

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Description

Acid mine drainage, the orange color is from iron precipitate. Blue indicatescopper, the green is algae.

Credit

NOAA Restoration Center & Damage Assessment and Restoration Program

Display Date

17-Nov-94

Location

Redding, Shasta County, California

Collection

Restoration

Damage Assessment Restoration Program (DARP)

Iron Mountain Mine - General Images