Chemical Weathering Rates of Silicate Minerals

Susan L. Brantley

ISBN 10: 0939950383 / ISBN 13: 9780939950386

Published by De Gruyter, De Gruyter, 2018

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Volume 31 of Reviews in Mineralogy reviews current thinking on the fundamental processes that control chemical weathering of silicates, including the physical chemistry of reactions at mineral surfaces, the role of experimental design in isolating and quantifying these reactions, and the complex roles that water chemistry, hydrology, biology, and climate play in weathering of natural systems. The chapters in this volume are arranged to parallel this order of development from theoretical considerations to experimental studies to characterization of natural systems. Secondly, the book is meant to serve as a reference from which researchers can readily retrieve quantitative weathering rate data for specific minerals under detailed experimental controls or for natural weathering conditions. Toward this objective, the authors were encouraged to tabulate available weathering rate data for their specific topics. Finally this volume serves as a forum in which suggestions and speculations concerning the direction of future weathering research are discussed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chemical Weathering Rates of Silicate Minerals
• Publisher: De Gruyter, De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0939950383
• ISBN 13: 9780939950386
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 230W x 155H x 33D millimeters 230 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 33 millimeters depth
• Weight: 877 grams

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Synopsis

Volume 31 of Reviews in Mineralogy reviews current thinking on the fundamental processes that control chemical weathering of silicates, including the physical chemistry of reactions at mineral surfaces, the role of experimental design in isolating and quantifying these reactions, and the complex roles that water chemistry, hydrology, biology, and climate play in weathering of natural systems. The chapters in this volume are arranged to parallel this order of development from theoretical considerations to experimental studies to characterization of natural systems. Secondly, the book is meant to serve as a reference from which researchers can readily retrieve quantitative weathering rate data for specific minerals under detailed experimental controls or for natural weathering conditions. Toward this objective, the authors were encouraged to tabulate available weathering rate data for their specific topics. Finally this volume serves as a forum in which suggestions and speculations concerning the direction of future weathering research are discussed.

About the Author

Arthur F. White, Menlo Park, California, USA and Susan L. Brantley, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.