Biogenic saponite from an active submarine hot spring, Iceland

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 174-185

  Geptner, A ^a   Kristmannsdottir H ^a   Kristjansson, J ^a   Marteinsson, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Active submarine hot spring; Authigenic formation; Microbial formation; Organic matter; Saponite

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; HOT SPRINGS; MICROSTRUCTURE; VENTS;

FRESH WATERS;

MINERALOGY;

BIOGENIC MINERAL; CLAY MINERAL; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SAPONITE; SUBMARINE SPRING;

ICELAND;

EID: 0036553467     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/000986002760832775     Document Type: Article

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