Banded Iron Formations
Type: Rock
Category: sedimentary rock/Metamorphic
Chemical/Scientific/Etc. : iron oxides
Description/Characteristics :
Represented by extensive thick sequences of Precambrian age.
They are typically laminated with fine grained hematitic layers interbedded with chert/jasper/quartzite.
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Distribution: Jharkhand – Singhbhum and palamu
Odisha – Keonjhar, Sudhargarh, Mayurbhanj, Koraput and cuttack
Karnataka – Sandur, Shimoga, Chithradurga and Chikamaglur
Uses if any: Most of the extracted iron is used in the manufacture of steel.
Some of the other uses of iron are in the manufacture of automobiles, rails, ships, construction industry, etc. besides in domestic applications.
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