What Are Stromatolites

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Multiple Choice

What are stromatolites?

• A) fossil Nautilus shells formed by deposits of hydroxyapatite
• B) FeO in banded iron formations
• C) bulbous masses of layered CaCO₃ accreted by microbial mats
• D) accumulations of fossil trilobites
• E) fossils from the Hadean eon

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