rock specimen (IMAGE)

Rice University

rock specimen

Caption

Metamorphosed banded iron formation from southern Wyoming showing fine lamination. The rock is approximately 2.7 billion years old. Dark bands are iron oxides (magnetite, hematite) and red-orange bands are chert with iron oxide inclusions (jasper).

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(Photo by Linda Welzenbach-Fries/Rice University)

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