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Banded iron formation
Banded iron formation

Greywacke
Greywacke



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Banded iron formation are distinctive units of sedimentary rock that are almost always of Precambrian age
Western Australia, Minnesota
Johann Gottlob Lehmann
From its formation process
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Greywacke is defined as a dark coarse-grained sandstone rock which contains more than 15 per cent clay
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From German Grauwacke, from grau grey + wacke
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock