Carbonated serpentinite (listwanite) at Atlin, British Columbia: A geological analogue to carbon dioxide sequestration

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 225-239

  Hansen, Lyle D ^a   Dipple, Gregory M ^a   Gordon, Terry M ^b   Kellett, Dawn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlin; British Columbia; Carbon management; CO2 sequestration; Listwanite; Magnesite; Magnetic susceptibility; Mineral carbonation; Permeability; Reaction progress; Serpentinite; Silica carbonate alteration; Talc

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FRACTURE; GOLD; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAPPING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MERCURY (METAL); POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS;

CARBONATED SERPENTINITE; MINERALIZATIONS; MINERALOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

CARBONATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MAGNESITE; SERPENTINITE; TALC;

ATLIN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18944399011     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.1.225     Document Type: Article

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