Depositional evolution of an extinct sinter mound from source to outflow, El Tatio, Chile

2020/07/22 by Dylan T. Wilmeth, Sami Nabhan, Kimberly D. Myers +9 · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Debris #Deposition (geology) #Facies #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Hydrothermal circulation #Oceanography #Paleontology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Sediment #Sedimentary depositional environment #Sedimentary rock #Sedimentary structures

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105726

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