Gilded Riverbed

December 12, 2014

Here’s another photograph from the archives, taken the same day as the photograph I posted yesterday. The gilt is really schwertmannite overlain with an iridescent film of Leptothrix discophora.

December 12, 2014 | Categories: Leaves, Leptothrix discophora, Nature, River, Stones and Rocks | Tags: iron bacteria, leaves, Leptothrix discophora, nature, Northern Ohio, photography, Schoepfle Garden, schwertmannite, Vermilion River | 4 Comments