Silicon isotope fractionation during abiotic silica precipitation at low temperatures: Inferences from flow-through experiments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-114

  Geilert, Sonja ^a   Vroon, Pieter Z ^b   Roerdink, Desiree L ^a,d   Van Cappellen, Philippe ^c   van Bergen, Manfred J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICA; SILICON; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 84906741413     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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