Sedimentary mechanisms of a modern banded iron formation on Milos Island, Greece

Chi Fru, Ernest; Kilias, Stephanos; Ivarsson, Magnus; Rattray, Jayne E.; Gkika, Katerina; McDonald, Iain; He, Qian; Broman, Curt

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-573-2018

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-573-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-573-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

Research article

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04 May 2018

Research article |

| 04 May 2018

Sedimentary mechanisms of a modern banded iron formation on Milos Island, Greece

Ernest Chi Fru, Stephanos Kilias, Magnus Ivarsson, Jayne E. Rattray, Katerina Gkika, Iain McDonald, Qian He, and Curt Broman

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RC1: 'Referee comments and letter to editor', Bertus Smith, 05 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to Dr Smith', Ernest Chi Fru, 12 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Review of: Modern Banded Iron Sedimentary Rocks on Milos Island, Greece', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to annoymous', Ernest Chi Fru, 12 Mar 2018

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AR by Ernest Chi Fru on behalf of the Authors (12 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Mar 2018) by Elias Samankassou

AR by Ernest Chi Fru on behalf of the Authors (02 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Apr 2018) by Elias Samankassou

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (05 Apr 2018) by Elias Samankassou

AR by Ernest Chi Fru on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (16 Apr 2018) by Elias Samankassou

ED: Publish as is (16 Apr 2018) by Elias Samankassou (Executive editor)

AR by Ernest Chi Fru on behalf of the Authors (17 Apr 2018)

Short summary

Banded iron formations (BIFs) are chemical sediments last seen in the marine sedimentary record ca. 600 million years ago. Here, we report on the formation mechanisms of a modern BIF analog in the Cape Vani sedimentary basin (CVSB) on Milos Island, Greece, demonstrating that rare environmental redox conditions, coupled to submarine hydrothermal activity and microbial processes, are required for these types of rocks to form in the modern marine biosphere.