Active growth of non-hydrothermal subaqueous and subaerial barite (BaSO4) speleothems in Lechuguilla Cave (New Mexico, USA)
Barite (BaSO4) speleothems have been reported from caves around the globe and interpreted to have chiefly formed in phreatic, hypogene, hydrothermal settings. Here we report two contrasting types of barite speleothems (bluish tabular crystals in a shallow pool and actively dripping greenish stalacti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of South Florida Libraries
2020-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Speleology |
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| Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol49/iss1/2/ |