Trigonal dendritic calcite crystals forming from hot spring waters at Waikite, North Island, New Zealand

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 586-603

  Jones, Brian ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b   Rosen, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALS; DEGASSING; DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; SILICA; VENTS;

AMORPHOUS SILICA; CALCITE CRYSTALS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; DENDRITE CRYSTALS; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; HOT SPRING WATER; MULTIPLE LEVELS; OPALINE SILICAS;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

CALCITE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0042185311     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC4092A-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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