Biogenicity of gold- And silver-bearing siliceous sinters forming in hot (75°C) anaerobic spring-waters of Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, North Island, New Zealand

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 895-912

  Jones, B ^a   Renaut, R W ^a   Rosen, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epithermal deposits; Gold; New Zealand; Sinter; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; SILVER; SINTER;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0035179721     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764900-131     Document Type: Article

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