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[edit]DescriptionPyrite crystals in banded iron formation (Temagami Iron-Formation, Neoarchean, ~2.736 Ga; Temagami North roadcut, Temagami, Ontario, Canada) 14 (40841880193).jpg |
Pyrite crystals in banded iron formation in the Precambrian of Ontario, Canada. Dark gray = magnetite-rich Brassy-gold = pyrite (FeS2) The outcrop shown here consists of BIFs - banded iron formations. BIFs are unusual, dense sedimentary rocks consisting of alternating layers of iron-rich oxides and iron-rich silicates. Most BIFs are Proterozoic in age (although some are Late Archean), and do not form today - they're “extinct”! Many specific varieties of iron formation are known, and some are given special rock names. For example, jaspilite is an attractive reddish & silvery gray banded rock consisting of hematite, red chert (“jasper”), and specular hematite or magnetite. This outcrop has magnetite-quartz BIF. Because of their age, most BIFs have been around long enough to have been subjected to one or more orogenic (mountain-building) events. As such, most BIFs are folded, faulted, and/or metamorphosed to varying degrees. BIFs are known from around the world, but some of the most famous & extensive BIF deposits are found in the vicinity of North America’s Lake Superior Basin. Many BIFs have economic concentrations of iron and are mined - they are the most important variety of iron ore on Earth. The rocks at this locality are structurally tilted. Small-scale folds and faults are present in the area. Published literature refers to the folding here as soft-sediment deformation. The brassy gold-colored crystals are pyrite ("fool's gold), which is iron sulfide, FeS2. Stratigraphy: Temagami Iron-Formation, lower Neoarchean, ~2.736 Ga Locality: Temagami North Outcrop - roadcut on the western side of Rt. 11, immediately north of town of Temagami, eastern Ontario, southeastern Canada (47° 04’ 06.70” North latitude, 79° 47’ 26.08” West longitude) |
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Author | James St. John |
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