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Banded iron formation and Pegmatite

Definition

Definition

Origin

Discoverer

Etymology

Class

Sub-Class

Group

Other Categories

Texture

Texture

Color

Maintenance

Durability

Water Resistant

Scratch Resistant

Stain Resistant

Wind Resistant

Acid Resistant

Appearance

Uses

Interior Uses

Exterior Uses

Other Architectural Uses

Construction Industry

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Commercial Uses

Types

Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Formation

Formation

Mineral Content

Compound Content

Metamorphism

Types of Metamorphism

Weathering

Types of Weathering

Erosion

Types of Erosion

Properties

Hardness

Grain Size

Fracture

Streak

Porosity

Luster

Compressive Strength

Cleavage

Toughness

Specific Gravity

Transparency

Density

Specific Heat Capacity

Resistance

Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

 
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
 
Banded, Trellis
Red, Reddish Brown
Less
Durable
Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny
 
Decorative Aggregates, Homes
Paving Stone, Office Buildings
Curbing, Whetstones
As Dimension Stone, Used for flooring, stair treads, borders and window sills.
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Artifacts
As a touchstone, Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork
 
Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type, Superior-type and Taconite
Is one of the oldest rock
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Present
 
The banded iron layers are formed in sea water when oxygen is released by photosynthetic cyano-bacteria. The oxygen then combines with dissolved iron in ocean to form insoluble iron oxides, which precipitated out, forming a thin layer of banded iron formation on ocean floor.
Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Fe, Iron(III) Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
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Chemical Weathering
Coastal Erosion, Wind Erosion
 
5.5-6
Large and Coarse Grained
Uneven, Splintery or Conchoidal
White
Highly Porous
Earthy
220.00 N/mm2
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1.5
5.0-5.3
Translucent to Opaque
-9999 g/cm3
3.20 kJ/Kg K
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
 
China, India, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania
Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Canada, Mexico, USA
Bolivia, Brazil
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
 
Pegmatite rock is a holocrystalline, intrusive igneous rock which is composed of interlocking phaneritic crystals
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R. J. Hauy
From Greek pegma, pegmat which means- thing joined together + -ite
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Pegmatitic
Black, Brown, Cream, Green, Grey, Pink, Red, Rust, Silver, White, Yellow
Less
Durable
Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny
 
Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone
Curbing
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping
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Artifacts, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Creating Artwork, Jewelry, Source of corundum, tourmalines, beryls and topaz
 
Granite Pegmatite, Gabbro Pegmatite and Diorite Pegmatite
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Source of corundum, tourmalines, beryls and topaz
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Absent
 
Pegmatite rock is holocrystalline, intrusive igneous rock which is formed by partial melting and dewatering during the process of metamorphism.
Apatite, Beryl, Feldspar, Fluorite, Garnet, Lepidolite, Quartz, Silica, Spodumene, Topaz
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, Magnesium Carbonate, MgO, Phosphorus Pentoxide
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
 
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Medium to Coarse Grained
Conchoidal
White
Less Porous
Grainy, Pearly and Vitreous
178.54 N/mm2
Perfect
2.1
2.6-2.63
Translucent to Opaque
2.6-2.65 g/cm3
0.79 kJ/Kg K
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
 
China, India, Iran, Japan, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea
South Africa
Austria, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
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Canada
Brazil
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

All about Banded iron formation and Pegmatite Properties

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