Biogenicity of silica precipitation around geysers and hot-spring vents, North Island, New Zealand

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-104

  Jones, Brian ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b   Rosen, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COOLING SYSTEMS; GEYSERS; LAKES; LAMINATING; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SINTERING; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); VENTS;

ABIOGENIC ORIGIN; ANTHROPOGENIC MODIFICATION; FILAMENTOUS MICROBES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; SILICA PRECIPITATION; STERILE ENVIRONMENTS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

BIOGENIC MINERAL; GEYSER; HOT SPRING; PRECIPITATION; SILICA; SINTER;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE, BROADLANDS-OHAAKI GEOTHERMAL FIELD; NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE, WAIRAKEI;

EID: 0030917895     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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