Origin of platy calcite crystals in hot-spring deposits in the kenya rift valley

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 913-927

  Jones, Brian ^a,b   Renaup, Robin W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; DEPOSITS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HOT SPRINGS; LIMESTONE; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

CALCITE CRYSTALS; COMPOSITE CRYSTAL; HYPERTHERMOPHILES; KENYA RIFT VALLEYS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTFLOW CHANNEL; SPRING DEPOSITS; THIN SECTION;

CRYSTALS;

CALCITE; SPRING WATER;

KENYA;

EID: 0343173396     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.68.913     Document Type: Article

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