2020

NS8052 : Ochre in a small un-named burn near Garrion Gill

taken 4 years ago, near to Overtown, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ochre in a small un-named burn near Garrion Gill
Ochre in a small un-named burn near Garrion Gill
The orange coloured material in this burn at the foot of an old colliery bing (largely dried-up at the time of the photo) is likely to be ochre, an iron-rich sludge which is often found in ferruginous (iron-bearing) water from abandoned mines.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Stream other tags: Ochre Pollution Burn Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Garrion Gill [8] · Garrion Burn [3] ·
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NS8052, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan O'Dowd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 8 May, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 12 May, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 8067 5248 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:45.0559N 3:54.1654W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 8067 5248
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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