Crystallisation of sodium sulfate: Supersaturation and metastable phases

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 295-303

  Genkinger, Selma ^a   Putnis, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Metastable phases; Mineralogy; Sodium sulfate; Stone decay

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; EVAPORATION; METASTABLE PHASES; MINERALOGY; SODIUM SULFATE; SUPERSATURATION;

ANHYDROUS PHASES; CRYSTALLIZATION; REHYDRATION; STONE DECAY;

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

BUILDING STONE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MINERALOGY; NUCLEATION; REHYDRATION; SALT; SULFATE; SUPERSATURATION; WEATHERING;

EID: 33847712910     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0565-x     Document Type: Article

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