Other Iron Bacteria of Late September—3

October 17, 2014

The Yellow Boy story (see previous post) is not all bad, though. Some companies are addressing the problem by reclaiming the iron oxide with a process known as bioremediation The process cleans the site and gives the company or affiliated companies a substance that they then sell as pigment for concrete pavers and other applications. . . . The boulder sitting atop the shale in this photograph is granite, a glacial erratic brought down from Thunder Bay or points north by the last glacier in this area.

This entry was posted on October 17, 2014 by Linda Grashoff. It was filed under Iron Oxide, Nature, Shale, Stones and Rocks and was tagged with Algae, floc, granite, iron bacteria, nature, Northern Ohio, photography, shale, Vermilion River.

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oneowner

Excellent shot, Linda. What accounts for the unusual streight lines?

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October 17, 2014 at 9:02 AM

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- Linda Grashoff
  
  Thanks, Ken. I sure wish I knew. And what accounts for the curved ones, like the shale in the posting of September 10? https://lindagrashoff.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/rocky-vermilion-shoreline-4/
  
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  October 17, 2014 at 4:01 PM
  
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bluebrightly

It’s strange indeed, with the blocked shapes looking like they were dropped into the photo – very interesting!

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October 18, 2014 at 7:25 PM

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- Linda Grashoff
  
  Thanks, Lynn. Maybe some day I’ll find out what makes the shale break into shapes like these.
  
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  October 19, 2014 at 2:24 PM
  
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