"Geyser eggs" from te whakarewarewatangaoteopetauaawahiao, north island, new zealand

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 190-204

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; SILICA;

AMORPHOUS SILICA; BOILING WATER; FILAMENTOUS MICROBES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NEW ZEALAND; OUTFLOW CHANNEL; PINUS RADIATA; VARIABLE CONDITIONS;

GEYSERS;

GEYSER; OPAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICA; THERMAL SPRING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0345476090     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/060100710190     Document Type: Article

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