Visitors to the Museum can touch the wavy surface of the banded iron formation The waves of colourful rock within the specimen are made up of black and red bands of iron oxide (mostly haematite and ...

An example of the 3.7 billion year old banded iron formation that is found in the northeastern part of the Isua Supracrustal Belt. Credit: Claire Nichols. The image can be used for editorial ...

2,500 mya: Banded iron formations Banded iron formations (BIFs) are sedimentary rocks deposited extensively on the ocean floor over hundreds of millions of years. Their alternating rust- and gray ...

Banded iron formations studied by the authors showing the alternation between iron-rich (red) and silica-rick (white) layers. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...