Origin of Banded Iron Formations: Links with Paleoclimate, Paleoenvironment, and Major Geological Processes
Banded iron-formations (BIFs) are marine chemical sedimentary rocks composed of siliceous and ferric materials, usually with typical thin layers or sheet structures. BIFs not only record a wealth of information about the state and evolution of the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/4/547 |