Iron Deposits in Ancient Sea Floor (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Iron Deposits in Ancient Sea Floor

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This risen sea floor is red like rust. As oxygen built up in the waters, iron rusted out of solution. When it was was a plentiful in the ocean, the powerful chemical reactant that could have facilitated production of N2O (laughing gas). Karijini National Park Banded Iron Formations, Australia.

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Georgia Tech / Jennifer Glass

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