How Does Iron Formation Form

question 117

Multiple Choice

How does iron formation form?

• A) evaporation of water in a lake or sea
• B) accumulation of microscopic organisms composed of calcium carbonate
• C) precipitation from seawater early in Earth's history
• D) accumulation of silica-rich organisms or mixing of seawater and groundwater

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