<Dl> <Dd> FeS (s) + 14Fe (aq) + 8H O (l) = 15Fe (aq) + 2SO (aq) + 16H (aq) </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> FeS (s) + 14Fe (aq) + 8H O (l) = 15Fe (aq) + 2SO (aq) + 16H (aq) </Dd> <P> The net effect of these reactions is to release H, which lowers the pH and maintains the solubility of the ferric ion . </P> <P> Water temperatures as high as 47 ° C have been measured underground at the Iron Mountain Mine, and the pH can be as low as - 3.6 . </P>

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