Paleozoic and Mesozoic silica-rich seawater: Evidence from hematitic chert (jasper) deposits

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-322

  Grenne, Tor ^a   Slack, John F ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Germanium; Hydrothermal plume; Jasper; Rare earth elements; Seawater; Silica

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; SEAWATER; SILICA; THERMAL PLUMES;

GEOLOGY;

JASPER; MESOZOIC; PALEOZOIC; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAWATER; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

NORWAY;

EID: 0038332184     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0319:PAMSRS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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