banded magnetite quartzeite

Banded Iron Formation

Banded Iron Formation coarsely banded brilliant red jasper magnetite BIF Some magnetite appears to have been remobilized into yellowish quartz veining

Iron Ore

The key parameters for magnetite ore being economic are the crystallinity of the magnetite the grade of the iron within the banded iron formation host rock and the

Iron ore

Magnetite bearing banded followed by rough crushing and fine grinding to comminute the ore to the point where the crystallized magnetite and quartz

Iron rich sedimentary rocks

Iron rich sedimentary rocks are sedimentary rocks which contain 15% or more however they can be very coarsely banded on occasion quartz rich sandstone