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World's largest iron ore deposits formed over 1 billion years ago in supercontinent breakup

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The world's largest iron ore deposits formed when the ancient supercontinent Columbia broke up 1.4 billion years ago .

The deposits, located in what is now Hamersley Province in Western Australia, sit on a chunk of Earth 's crust known as the Pilbara Craton .

The findings could help geologists locate other iron deposits in the future.