Skeletal crystals of calcite and trona from hot-spring deposits in Kenya and New Zealand

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 265-274

  Jones, Brian ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DISEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; HOT SPRING; PRECIPITATION; SKELETAL CRYSTAL; TRONA;

KENYA, LORUSIO HOT SPRINGS; NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE, OHAAKI POOL; NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE, WAIKITE SPRINGS;

EID: 0029772216     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268315-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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