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    The mineral-water interface: Where minerals react with the environment

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    Authors
    Putnis, Christine
    Ruiz-Agudo, E.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Putnis, C. and Ruiz-Agudo, E. 2013. The mineral-water interface: Where minerals react with the environment. Elements. 9 (3): pp. 177-182.
    Source Title
    Elements
    DOI
    10.2113/gselements.9.3.177
    ISSN
    1811-5209
    School
    Department of Chemistry
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46998
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The reactions that occur at the mineral–water interface are central to all geochemical processes. They affect a wide range of important Earth processes, all of which involve geochemical element cycling. Examples include weathering and soil formation, nutrient availability, biomineralization, acid mine drainage, the fate of contaminants, nuclear waste disposal, and minor element incorporation and partitioning during mineral growth. Each of these processes, and its reaction rates, is ultimately controlled by reactions that occur at mineral surfaces. Through the development of advanced analytical methods, direct observations of mineral reactions at the nanoscale have enabled exciting new possibilities for clarifying the mechanisms governing mineral–fluid reactions.

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