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Sedimentary mechanisms of a modern banded iron formation on Milos Island, Greece
Ernest Chi Fru
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Department of Geological Sciences, 10691, Stockholm University,
Stockholm, Sweden
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Park Place,
CF10 3AT Cardiff, UK
Stephanos Kilias
Department of Economic Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Geology
and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimiopolis, Zographou, 15784, Athens, Greece
Magnus Ivarsson
Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55,
Odense M, 5230, Denmark
Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box
50007, Stockholm, Sweden
Jayne E. Rattray
Department of Geological Sciences, 10691, Stockholm University,
Stockholm, Sweden
Katerina Gkika
Department of Economic Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Geology
and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimiopolis, Zographou, 15784, Athens, Greece
Iain McDonald
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Park Place,
CF10 3AT Cardiff, UK
Qian He
School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT Cardiff, UK
Curt Broman
Department of Geological Sciences, 10691, Stockholm University,
Stockholm, Sweden
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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.
Banded iron formations (BIFs) are chemical sediments last seen in the marine sedimentary record...
