Experimental investigations into the silicification of olivine: Implications for the reaction mechanism and acid neutralization

American Mineralogist

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1503-1511

  King, Helen E ^a   Plümper, Oliver ^b   Geisler, Thorsten ^a,c   Putnis, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid neutralization; Olivine; Replacement; Silicification

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; SILICA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; DISSOLUTION-REPRECIPITATION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; REPLACEMENT; SILICIFICATION; SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION; VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENT;

OLIVINE;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; DISSOLUTION; DUNITE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HEMATITE; JAROSITE; OLIVINE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; REPLACEMENT; SILICIFICATION; SULFURIC ACID; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 81455142065     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2011.3779     Document Type: Article

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