The rock is approximately 2.5 billion years old. Dark bands are iron oxides (hematite, magnetite), reddish bands are chert with iron oxide inclusions (jasper), and gold bands are amphibole and quartz.

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient connection between the planet Mars and blood wasn’t completely wrong. Rust, ...

By combining observations from space and experiments on Earth, scientists rethink the red planet's history and why it's red.

Northwestern University researchers are actively overturning the conventional view of iron oxides as mere phosphorus "sinks." ...

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Mars isn't a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially ...

This posting: Orange-like rocks in Utah with iron-oxide rinds and fossilized bacteria inside that are believed to have eaten the interior rock material, plus noted similarities to "bacterial meal" ...

Metamorphosed banded iron formation from southern Wyoming showing deformation and folding. The rock is approximately 2.7 billion years old. Dark bands are iron oxides (magnetite, hematite) and ...

“Iron oxides trap phosphorus because they have different charges,” Aristilde said. ... Because phosphorus is a finite resource — mined from phosphate rock found only in the United States, ...

Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary history. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 05 / 230525140951.htm ...