Science. 1964 Nov 13;146(3646):917-8. doi: 10.1126/science.146.3646.917.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
B M French
PMID: 17777057 DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3646.917
Organic matter in the sedimentary Biwabik iron formation in northern Minnesota shows a progressive increase in crystallinity where the formation is metamorphosed by the intrusive Duluth gabbro complex. X-ray diffraction of acid-insoluble residues shows that there is a complete range in crystallinity, from amorphous material in the unmetamorphosed sediments to completely crystalline graphite adjacent to the gabbro.