铁石

铁石是一种含铁不少于15%的沉积岩，可以为直接沉积，也可为化学交代而产生。这一术语习惯用来描述前寒武纪之后的条带、非条带、非黏土沉积岩。前寒武纪的铁建造（iron formation）具有不同起源，一般称为條狀鐵層。铁石的组成可以是氧化物，如：褐铁矿、赤铁矿、磁铁矿；碳酸盐，如菱铁矿；硅酸盐，如鲕绿泥石；或者它们的组合。[1][2]

肯塔基州64号州际公路出土的密西西比世的铁石（含有氧化铁的砂岩）

参见

铁矿
富铁沉积岩

参考文献

U.S. Bureau of Mines Staff (1996) Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms. Report SP-96-1, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C.
Neuendorf, K. K. E., J. P. Mehl Jr., and J. A. Jackson, J. A., eds. (2005) Glossary of Geology (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. ISBN 0-922152-76-4

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[U.S.BureauofMines1996a-1] U.S. Bureau of Mines Staff (1996) Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms. Report SP-96-1, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C.

[NeuendorfOthers2005a-2] Neuendorf, K. K. E., J. P. Mehl Jr., and J. A. Jackson, J. A., eds. (2005) Glossary of Geology (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. ISBN 0-922152-76-4