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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-10-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/10/1333 |