Banded iron formation in host rock. Woman holding a rock containing a banded iron formation (BIF). BIFs contain alternating layers of a silica mineral

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Banded iron formation in host rock. Woman holding a rock containing a banded iron formation (BIF). BIFs contain alternating layers of a silica mineral and an iron-rich mineral. Photographed in Kenya.

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Photo credit: © PHIL HILL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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