ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] In the small Ikka Fjord in southwestern Greenland, we have studied remarkable submarine tufa columns forming over alkaline springs by abiotic precipitationof the metastable, cold-water mineral ikaite (CaCO3.6H2O). The columns, which support a rich marine life, are up to 20 ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/36474
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