Sedimentary facies and mineralogy of the late pleistocene umukuri silica sinter, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 727-746

  Campbell, Kathleen A ^a   Sannazzaro, K ^a   Rodgers, K A ^a   Herdianita, N R ^a   Browne, P R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; LAMINATING; MICROCRYSTALS; QUARTZ; STRATIGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANOES;

DEGREES OF POLYMERIZATIONS; LATE PLEISTOCENE; LOW TEMPERATURES; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SOLUTION PRECIPITATION; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; TEXTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

SINTERING;

FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0005766999     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40964-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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