Raised sea floor banded iron formations

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Raised sea floor banded iron formations

This risen sea floor is red like rust. As oxygen built up in the waters, iron rusted out of solution. When it was was a plentiful in the ocean, the powerful chemical reactant that could have facilitated production of N2O (laughing gas). Karijini National Park Banded Iron Formations, Australia.

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Research, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Environment, Life Sciences and Biology
Keywords
Proterozoic Eon, biogeochemistry, nitrous oxide, N2O, laughing gas, ferrous iron, iron cycle, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen breathing microbes
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  • Created By: Ben Brumfield
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Aug 22, 2018 - 1:49pm
  • Last Updated: Aug 22, 2018 - 1:49pm