Iron silicate microgranules as precursor sediments to 2.5-billion-year-old banded iron formations

Banded iron formations (BIFs) are chemical sedimentary rocks comprising alternating layers of iron-rich and silica-rich minerals that have been used to infer the composition of the early Precambrian ocean and ancient microbial processes. However, the identity of the original sediments and their form...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rasmussen, Birger, Meier, D., Krapez, Bryan, Muhling, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15814