Western AUSTRALIA - Hamersley Gorge National Park

Western AUSTRALIA - Hamersley Gorge National Park, Pilbara region. South Fortescue river flows through ironstone strata. Hamersley Gorge National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia. Red layer, top half of picture, show remains of deposits of iron oxide, called Banded Iron Formation, which were laid down about 2.5 billion years ago. These could only have formed if the Earth's atmosphere contained virtually no oxygen

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Cliffs County Flows Gorge Gorges Hamersley Iron Ironstone Layers Pilbara Shapes Strata Textures

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