Amorphous silica precipitation (60 to 120°C): comparison of laboratory and field rates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1379-1396

  Carroll, Susan ^a   Mroczek, Edward ^b   Alai, Maureen ^a   Ebert, Margaret ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL AREA; PRECIPITATION; SILICA;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031713051     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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