Siliceous sublacustrine spring deposits around hydrothermal vents in Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 227-242

  Jones, Brian ^a   De Ronde, C E J ^b   Renaut, R W ^c   Owen, R B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FELDSPAR; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; OPAL; QUARTZ; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; LAKE TAUPO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; ASTACOIDEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COCCOIDEA; COPEPODA; FUNGI; OSTRACODA;

EID: 33846258719     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492005-102     Document Type: Article

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