Water content of opal-A: Implications for the Origin of laminae in geyserite and sinter

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-128

  Jones, Brian ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; HOT SPRINGS; KAOLINITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; SILVER METALLOGRAPHY;

ABSORBED WATER; ATOMIC WEIGHTS; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGES; COMPOSITIONAL HETEROGENEITY; DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; OPALINE SILICAS;

SINTERING;

GEYSER; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; LAMINATION; OPAL; SINTER; WATER CONTENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 2042486366     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/052403740117     Document Type: Article

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