Iron ore deposits associated with Precambrian iron formations

Elements

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-120

  Simonson, Bruce M ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Banded iron formation; Iron ore; Supergene enrichment

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; IRON ORES;

BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; IRON FORMATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRECAMBRIAN; ROCK TYPES; SUPERGENE; SURFACE PROCESS;

IRON DEPOSITS;

BANDED IRON FORMATION; IRON ORE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECAMBRIAN;

EID: 79958853129     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.7.2.119     Document Type: Article

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