Variations in water content in opal-A and opal-CT from geyser discharge aprons

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-315

  Day, Rachel ^a   Jones, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEYSERS; SILICA; SILICON;

CRITICAL FACTORS; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FTIR ANALYSIS; MICRO-SCALE VARIATION; MOLECULAR WATER; SILANOL CONTENTS; TOTAL WATER CONTENT;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

DIAGENESIS; DISCHARGE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GEYSER; OPAL;

AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 41749119425     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.030     Document Type: Article

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