Formation of silica oncoids around geysers and hot springs at El Tatio, northern Chile

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 287-304

  Jones, Brian ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0001496784     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1997.tb01525.x     Document Type: Article

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