Ikaite: enigmatic crystals of cold waters
Ikaite, found as a constituent of tufa chimneys and mounds in Ikka Fjord, Greenland, is only formed in waters close to freezing point. At higher temperatures it inverts to calcite, forming impressive pseudomorphs which have been found at a large number of locations world‐wide of varying ages, someti...
Published in: | Geology Today |
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Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gto.12133 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgto.12133 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gto.12133 |