Diagenesis of carbonate sediments: Interaction of magnesium in sea water with mineral grains
Berner RA. 1966. Diagenesis of carbonate sediments: Interaction of magnesium in sea water with mineral grains. Science. 153(3732):188-191
Samples of natural fine-graded carbonate sediment from Florida Bay (No specific location given), Florida undergo mole-for-mole cation exchange with aqueous solutions of MgCl2 and CaCl2 in the laboratory. The exchange reaction, which involves the surface of the grains of sediment, can be essentially described by a simple mass action-law equation. Enrichment of Mg++ beyond the amounts found within particle interiors should take place on the surface of CaCo3 sediments immersed in sea water; it may be on both exchangeable and unexchangeable sites. Study Type: Quantitative; Abiotic Parameters Measured: Sediment characteristics.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Berner, Robert
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Carbonates, Diagenesis, Florida Bay Everglades National Park FL, Magnesium (Mg), Minerals, Physical Sciences, Salt Water, Sediment