Textural complications of banded iron formation and the potential production of nano-magnetite: a case study from the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

Abstract The current work makes integrated value-added, geological and chemical studies on the texturally intricate banded iron formation “BIF” that is represented here, as a case in point, by the Um Nar BIF located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Geologically, the Um Nar BIF is composed mai...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Abdel-Hakeem, Galal El-Habaak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42058-5