The Depositional Mechanism of Hydrothermal Chert Nodules in a Lacustrine Environment: A Case Study in the Middle Permian Lucaogou Formation, Junggar Basin, Northwest China

Although chert deposits are limited in geological distribution, their geological and geochemical characteristics can provide important information to reconstruct paleoenvironmental and diagenetic processes. For the Permian period, cherts are utilized to trace global silicon cycles and hydrothermal a...

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Main Authors: Jiaquan Zhou, Hailin Yang, Hanlin Liu, Yue Jiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/10/1333