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Had to Get Myself Back to the Garden 4


July 21, 2016

The round object below the leaf is a lump of marcasite, an iron-disulfide mineral that can contribute to the growth of iron bacteria like Leptothrix discophora. I was puzzled Saturday that I didn’t see evidence of the iron bacteria in this area. I’m still puzzled.

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