Petrographic Record and Conditions of Expansive Hydration of Anhydrite in the Recent Weathering Zone at the Abandoned Dingwall Gypsum Quarry, Nova Scotia, Canada

Petrographic Record and Conditions of Expansive Hydration of Anhydrite in the Recent Weathering Zone at the Abandoned Dingwall Gypsum Quarry, Nova Scotia, Canada

In the Dingwall gypsum quarry in Nova Scotia, Canada, operating in 1933–1955, the bedrock anhydrite deposits of the Carboniferous Windsor Group have been uncovered from beneath the secondary gypsum beds of the extracted raw material. The anhydrite has been subjected to weathering undergoing hydratio...

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Main Authors: Adrian Jarzyna, Maciej Bąbel, Damian Ługowski, Firouz Vladi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
anhydrite
weathering
hydration
gypsum
gypsification
volume increase
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/1/58

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