Simple Lithology

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iron rich sedimentary rock

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iron rich sedimentary material

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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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Hallsworth and Knox 1999; SLTTs 2004

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