Tiger Eye FIB Rock (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Tiger Eye FIB Rock

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This tiger eye BIF (banded iron formation) rock shows layers of iron that settled as compounds out of oceanic solution. Before oxygen became more plentiful, the oceans were likely full of iron that could have made nitrous oxide that entered Earth's early atmosphere to keep it warm.

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Georgia Tech / Allison Carter

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