The paint pots, Kootenay National Park, Canada - a natural acid spring analogue for mars

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-108

  Grasby, Stephen E ^a   Richards, Barry C ^a   Sharp, Christine E ^b   Brady, Allyson L ^b   Jones, Gareth M ^b   Dunfield, Peter F ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; METAL CONTENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MISSISSIPPI; NATIONAL PARKS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NATURAL WEATHERING; SPRING SYSTEM; SPRING WATER; SULPHATES; SULPHIDE OXIDATION; SULPHUR ISOTOPE; TRACE METAL CONCENTRATION;

GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; LEAD; ORE DEPOSITS;

PAINT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; EXTREMOPHILE; FLUID FLOW; IRON; MARS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NATIONAL PARK; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITE; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; THERMAL SPRING; TRACE METAL; WEATHERING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 84873954868     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e2012-060     Document Type: Article

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