Biogenic alteration of volcanic glass from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-84

  Furnes, H ^a   Muehlenbachs, K ^b   Tumyr, O ^a   Torsvik, T ^a   Xenophontos, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Basalt; Biodegradation; Cyprus; Glass; Stable isotopes; Troodos ophiolite

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; OPHIOLITE; VOLCANIC GLASS;

CYPRUS;

EID: 0035015214     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.158.1.75     Document Type: Article

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