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1)Define BIF?
2)Define VMS. Also define its type

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Banded iron formation ( BIF ) -

It is aslo called the banded inronstone formations , are the part of the distinctive units in the sedimentary rocks , which are always of the precambrian age .

volcanogenic massive sulfides ( VMS )-

A type of metal sulfide ore deposit , which have copper - zinc as the main elements , they are formed by in the submarine environments by the volcanic - associated hydrothermal events .

The types of VMS -

Mafic associated - The type of deposits associated with geological environments by mafic rocks.

Bimodal-mafic - The type deposits associated with environments dominated by mafic volcanic rocks.

Mafic-siliciclastic - The type deposits associated with sub - equal proportions of the siliciclastic and the mafia rocks .

Felsic-siliciclastic - The type deposits associated with less than 10 % mafic rock and rest siliciclastic sedimentary rock .

Bimodal-felsic The type deposits associated with more of felsic rocks than mafic rocks.

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