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Snowball Earth's iron deposits may have formed through microbes living without sunlight
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 8 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Snowball Earth's iron deposits may have formed through microbes living without sunlight”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Iron is one of the most abundant metals on Earth's surface, yet how such massive iron ore deposits formed throughout geological history has long remained a mystery. The prevailing theory has been that ancient photosynthetic bacteria oxidized iron, causing it to precipitate and accumulate in the oceans.
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Snowball Earth's iron deposits may have formed through microbes living without sunlight
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