slime in burns

Thank you all for the replies and suggestions. If anyone is interested I
have managed to isolate (crop out) a small section of a photograph that has
a sample of what I am talking about. This particular sample is very coppery
in colour while other samples I have seen appear to be brighter and verging
on orange. I would send this via email to anyone who thinks they might have
an identification.

W. D. Grey said...
> In article <2i8in29vem09256ims6443dju6johb1ue6@>, Dave Fawthrop
> <invalid@hyphenologist.co.uk.invalid> writes
> >Iron in streams is very common around here, where it comes from the local
> >sandstone, it often gets mixed with algae etc on stones. Never been to
> >the Glens mentioned but iron is present in many types of rock.
>
> Are there coal mines (extinct) nearby - this orange coloured water is
> often referred to as "mine water". They filter the streams by forming
> small reservoirs and allowing the water to flow through planted reed
> beds.
>
Is that the cause of the orange colour to some water near me that
arrives through a pipe (of sorts) into the Rhondda? I'd been wondering
what it were and whether it were friend or foe...

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hbol said...
> > To reply see 'from' in headers; lose the domain, and insert dots and @
> > where common sense dictates.
>
> Thank you Fran, that is very kind of you. Look for an email from me with the
> photo enclosed. The photo has been cropped down to include only the subject
> matter, so has probably lost some resolution. The whole of the photo
> includes family members which would be of no interest to anyone.
> Again, thank you for offering to post the photo.
> hbol
>
Don't forget to sort out the email address. Fran @ domain gets here
once you've removed the bit from the end.

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hbol said...
> Thank you Fran, that is very kind of you. Look for an email from me with the
> photo enclosed.
>
Nowt received here yet - should there have been?

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