Intrinsic versus extrinsic controls on the development of calcite dendrite bushes, Shuzhishi Spring, Rehai geothermal area, Tengchong, Yunnan Province, China

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 249, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-62

  Jones, Brian ^a   Peng, Xiaotong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Calcite dendrites; Growth cycles; Hot spring; Isotopes; Tengchong

Indexed keywords

CALCITE CRYSTALS; CLIMATIC CONTROLS; DENDRITE GROWTH; DIFFERENTIAL WEATHERING; EXTRINSIC CONTROL; EXTRINSIC FACTORS; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; GROWTH CYCLE; GROWTH CYCLES; HEXAGONAL PLATES; IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; INTRINSIC FACTORS; MICROBIAL MATS; MULTIPLE LEVELS; PHASE I; PHASE II; SATURATION LEVELS; SPRING WATER; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TENGCHONG; VERTICAL GROWTH; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; CLIMATE CONTROL; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE; QUARTZ;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

CALCITE; DEPOSITION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FELDSPAR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RAINFALL; SATURATION; SPRING WATER; THERMAL SPRING; WEATHERING;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84857688688     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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