Quartz dissolution associated with magnesium silicate hydrate cement precipitation

<p>Quartz has been replaced by magnesium silicate hydrate cement at the Feragen ultramafic body in south-east Norway. This occurs in deformed and recrystallized quartz grains deposited as glacial till covering part of the ultramafic body. Where the ultramafic body is exposed, weathering leads...

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Main Authors: L. de Ruiter, A. E. Gunnæs, D. K. Dysthe, H. Austrheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-02-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://se.copernicus.org/articles/12/389/2021/se-12-389-2021.pdf