Role of thermophilic microorganisms in the precipitation of heavy metals from subaerial hot springs of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand : a microcosm study

The active precipitation of precious and heavy metals at the surface of hot springs in the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), North Island, New Zealand, provides a modern analogue for fossilised epithermal metal deposits found throughout the globe. This project explores the relationship, if any, between the...

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Main Author: Haddow, Jennifer A.
Published: University of Aberdeen 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.425021