Quartz solubility in hydrothermal seawater: An experimental study and equation describing quartz solubility for up to 0.5 M NaCl solutions
American Journal of Science
By: K. L. Von Damm, James L. Bischoff, and Robert J. Rosenbauer
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Abstract
Experimental investigations confirm an increase of quartz solubility in sea-water relative to distilled water. Combination of the experimental data with published data, most of which related to distilled water, permitted construction of a database for calculating an equation that fits all the data. Application of the equation indicates a shallower depth of circulation for sea- floor hydrothermal waters than has previously been calculated. Use of the equation as a quartz geothermometer-geobarometer has applications not only for hydrothermal sea-water systems, but also for other geothermal and geological systems.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Quartz solubility in hydrothermal seawater: An experimental study and equation describing quartz solubility for up to 0.5 M NaCl solutions |
| Series title | American Journal of Science |
| DOI | 10.2475/ajs.291.10.977 |
| Volume | 291 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Journal of Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 31 p. |
| First page | 977 |
| Last page | 1007 |