Hydrothermal replacement of aragonite by calcite: Interplay between replacement, fracturing and growth

The hydrothermal transformation of single aragonite crystals into polycrystalline calcite has been studied under hydrothermal conditions. The transformation involves a fluid-mediated replacement reaction, associated with fracturing of the initial aragonite crystal and growth of calcite throughout va...

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Main Authors: Perdikouri, C., Piazolo, S., Kasioptas, A., Schmidt, B., Putnis, Andrew
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27657