Experimental studies on New Zealand hot spring sinters: Rates of growth and textural development

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1643-1667

  Mountain, B W ^a   Benning, L G ^b   Boerema, J A ^c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; GENES; HOT SPRINGS; NUCLEATION; PH EFFECTS; SILICA; SUPERSATURATION;

GENE SEQUENCES; TEXTURAL DEVELOPMENT;

EARTH SCIENCES;

BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICA; SINTER; THERMAL SPRING;

EID: 1542290599     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-068     Document Type: Article

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