Seafloor silicification and hardground development during deposition of 2.5 Ga banded iron formations
Banded iron formations (BIFs) are important archives of the ancient oceans, atmosphere, and biosphere, but fundamental questions remain about their origin. It is widely assumed that BIFs were derived from layers of ferric oxyhydroxides and silica that precipitated directly from a water column that w...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Geological Society of America
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40607 |