Template-assisted crystallization of sulfates onto calcite: Implications for the prevention of salt damage

In situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) crystallization experiments show oriented growth of magnesium sulfate crystals on a diethylenetriamine-penta-methylene phosphonic acid (DTPMP) template adsorbed onto Iceland spar (calcite, CaCO3) cleavage surfaces....

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Main Authors: Ruiz-Agudo, E., Putnis, Christine, Pel, L., Rodriguez-Navarro, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9143