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Copper minerals precipitating along a reach of stream

Detailed Description

In streams affected by acid mine drainage, inflows of diffuse groundwater (nearly invisible to the eye) can substantially control metal mobility, such as in this photo where copper minerals are precipitating along a reach of stream where groundwater with a distinctive composition flows into the stream. 

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Public Domain.

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