Iron oxide in a stream. Close-up of iron oxide (rust) powder coagulating and flocculating in the surface of water in a small rivulet. Weeds or algae,

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Iron oxide in a stream. Close-up of iron oxide (rust) powder coagulating and flocculating in the surface of water in a small rivulet. Weeds or algae, serving as a nucleus, may be the main cause for this. Other than that a change in temperature or pH of the water may have enhanced the coagulation.

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Keywords: accumulating, accumulation, chemical, chemistry, close-, coagulating, coagulation, detail, earth, flocculating, flocculation, geological, geology, hydrological, hydrology, iron, mineral, mineralogy, oxide, plant, plants, river, rivulet, rust, science, stream, surface, suspended, suspension, water