jaspillite
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Vinony files it under Chert, Quartz gemstones and Sedimentary rocks.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- banded iron formation
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thumb|Jaspilite sample from Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jaspillite (or jaspilite), also called itabirite or jasper taconite, is a chemical rock formed similar to chert, but is generally quite iron-rich. Jaspillite is typically a banded mixture of hematite and quartz common in the banded iron formation rocks of Proterozoic and Archaean age in the Canadian Shield.
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