http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/lithology/iron_rich_sedimentary_rock
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definition | Sedimentary rock that consists of at least 50 percent iron-bearing minerals (hematite, magnetite, limonite-group, siderite, iron-sulfides), as determined by hand-lens or petrographic analysis. Corresponds to a rock typically containing 15 percent iron by weight. | ![]() |
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source | Hallsworth and Knox 1999; SLTTs 2004 | ![]() |
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is primary topic of | iron rich sedimentary rock |