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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Main Authors: Jiangning Yin, Han Li, Keyan Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/4/547