Spontaneous movement of ions through calcite at standard temperature and pressure.

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Title:	Spontaneous movement of ions through calcite at standard temperature and pressure.
Authors:	Stipp, S.L.S., Konnerup-Madsen, J., Franzreb, K., Kulik, A., Mathieu, H. J.
Source:	Nature. 11/26/1998, Vol. 396 Issue 6709, p356. 4p. 15 Black and White Photographs.
Subjects:	Calcite, Analytical geochemistry, Monovalent cations, Ionic crystals
Abstract:	Presents research which concluded that calcite under standard conditions does not always behave as a closed system. Resolution limits of traditional geochemical techniques; Assumption that dry calcite is static and behaves as a closed system; Observations of solid-state diffusion at elevated temperatures; Evidence that monovalent ions accumulate in crystallites on the surface of calcite; Calcite's uptake capacity for contaminants.
Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	Presents research which concluded that calcite under standard conditions does not always behave as a closed system. Resolution limits of traditional geochemical techniques; Assumption that dry calcite is static and behaves as a closed system; Observations of solid-state diffusion at elevated temperatures; Evidence that monovalent ions accumulate in crystallites on the surface of calcite; Calcite's uptake capacity for contaminants.
ISSN:	00280836
DOI:	10.1038/24597