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banded iron formation
Iron formation that shows marked banding, generally of iron-rich minerals and chert or fine-grained quartz. Abbrev: BIF.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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