Impact of seasonal changes on the formation and accumulation of soft siliceous sediments on the discharge apron of geysir, Iceland

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-35

  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

BACTERIA; CEMENTS; LAKES; SILICA;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; FILAMENTOUS MICROBES; LOW TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT SURFACE; SHALLOW WATER POOLS; SILICA PRECIPITATION;

SEDIMENTS;

CEMENTATION; CONSOLIDATION; DISCHARGE; MICROBIAL MAT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SILICA; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT;

ICELAND;

EID: 77649154837     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.008     Document Type: Article

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