[NASA] Telfer Mine, Western Australia

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captured this image of the open pits and ponds of

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and the surrounding rust-******** soil on Dec. 15, 2023. The soils have a reddish tint from the iron oxides that have accumulated from millions of years of weathering. This part of Western Australia is known for being rich in natural resources, including petroleum, iron ore, copper, and certain precious metals. Beneath the soils, veins of gold and silver run through sedimentary rocks, such as quartz sandstone and siltstone, that formed about 

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 ago, when much of Australia was under water.

Text credit: Emily Cassidy

Image credit: NASA/Michala Garrison, USGS

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