Where Is Jaspilite Found?
Jaspilite (Banded Magnetite-Jasper) from the Vulcan Iron-Formation (Paleoproterozoic, ~2.1 Billion Year's) in the Menominee Iron Range, Upper Peninsula of...
Jaspilite (banded magnetite-jasper) from the Vulcan Iron-Formation (Paleoproterozoic, ~2.1 billion years) in the Menominee Iron Range, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. Vulcan Fe-Fm. BIFs are mined in the vicinity of the towns of Vulcan, West Vulcan, and Iron Mountain.
What is jaspilite used for?
Jaspillite is also formed as exhalative chemical sediments in certain lead-zinc ore deposits, and as a hydrothermal alteration facies around submarine volcanism. It is used as a gemstone.
What type of rock is jaspilite?
Jaspilite is a banded compact siliceous rock consisting of interbanded jasper (red chert) and hematite. In Australia the term jaspilite was commonly applied to Precambrian iron formations of Western Australia, but banded iron formation (BIF) is now generally used.
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