Banded iron formation to iron ore: a record of the evolution of Earth environments?
Banded iron formations (BIF) are the protolith to most of the world’s largest iron ore deposits. Previous hypogene genetic models for Paleoproterozoic “Lake Superior” BIF-hosted deposits invoke upwards, down-temperature flow of basinal brines via complex silica and carbonate precipitation/dissolutio...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Geological Society of America
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20126 |