Actively growing siliceous oncoids in the Waiotapu geothermal area, North Island, New Zealand

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-103

  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

Hot springs; Microbial structures; Microorganisms; New Zealand; Siliceous sinter

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ONCOLITE; SILICA; THERMAL SPRING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032918896     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.1.0089     Document Type: Article

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