Unusual forms of amorphous silica from submarine warm springs, Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeastern Pacific Ocean

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-36

  Jonasson, Ian R ^a   Perfit, Michael R ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous; Cylindrical needles; Hydrothermal vents; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Silica; Smoke

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SILICA;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032728793     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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