Tracking crystallinity in siliceous hot-spring deposits

American Journal of Science

Volumn 307, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 612-641

  Lynne, Bridget Y ^a   Campbell, Kathleen A ^a   James, Bryony J ^a   Browne, Patrick R J ^a   Moore, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; TEXTURE; THERMAL SPRING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 34447286263     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/03.2007.03     Document Type: Article

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