AFM study of the epitaxial growth of brushite (CaHPO<inf>4</inf>· 2H<inf>2</inf>O) on gypsum cleavage surfaces
The epitaxial overgrowth of brushite (CaHPO4·2H 2O) by the interaction of phosphate-bearing, slightly acidic, aqueous solutions with gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) was investigated in situ using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Brushite growth nuclei were not observed to form on the {010} gypsum cleavage surface...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Mineralogical Society of America
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39210 |