Calcite lilypads and ledges at Lorusio Hot Springs, Kenya Rift Valley: Travertine precipitation at the air-water interface

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 649-666

  Renaut, Robin W ^a   Jones, Brian ^b   Turdu, Caroline Le ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Research and Development Department   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; THERMAL SPRING; TRAVERTINE;

KENYA; LORUSIO HOT SPRINGS;

EID: 0033387133     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-061     Document Type: Article

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