BIF or Banded Iron Formation is found near Port Headland in Western Australia. It consists of alternating bands of red jasper, hematite, and pyrite. This unusual rock also occurs in Namibia. Scientists are not quite sure how BIFs form. Although a theory by Beukes Et al. 2002, suggest that it may have formed from upwelling of iron rich waters from Mid Oceanic Ridges into areas of shallow oxygen rich waters.
