How Did Large Iron Deposits, Called Banded Iron Formations, Form

question 94

Multiple Choice

How did large iron deposits, called banded iron formations, form?

• A) hot water circulates along the margins of a caldera
• B) groundwater mixes with seawater in the subsurface
• C) magma releases metal-rich fluids that replace reactive rocks
• D) an increase in oxygen in Earth's atmosphere caused seas to precipitate beds of iron-rich minerals

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