The silicification of trees in volcanic ash - An experimental study

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-74

  Ballhaus, Chris ^a   Gee, Carole T ^a   Bockrath, Conny ^b,c   Greef, Karin ^d   Mansfeldt, Tim ^d   Rhede, Dieter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Universität Bonn ^*  (Austria)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MINERALIZATION; SILICA; SILICIFICATION; VOLCANIC ASH; WOOD;

PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84859266797     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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