BENEDOVÁ, Šárka and Jaromír LEICHMANN. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ANISOTROPY OF QUARTZ DISSOLUTION AND ITS ROLE IN FLUID MIGRATION IN ROCKS. Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia. Praha: Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, 2016, vol. 13, No 2, p. 193-200. ISSN 1214-9705. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13168/AGG.2016.0001.
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Original name EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ANISOTROPY OF QUARTZ DISSOLUTION AND ITS ROLE IN FLUID MIGRATION IN ROCKS
Authors BENEDOVÁ, Šárka (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jaromír LEICHMANN (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, Praha, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, 2016, 1214-9705.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.699
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/16:00093876
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.13168/AGG.2016.0001
UT WoS 000377623200008
Keywords (in Czech) Rozpouštění křemene, krystalové plochy, mechanické defekty, metasomatoza, alterace
Keywords in English Quartz dissolution; Crystal faces; Mechanical defects; Metasomatism; Alteration
Tags AKR, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Quartz dissolution in hydrothermal-metasomatic processes is common feature in magmatic and metamorphic quartz rich rocks. This experimental work aims to compare the dissolution of individual quartz faces and to clarify the role of mechanical defects in quartz grain dissolution. Two types of experiments were made to define the dissolution anisotropy: hydrothermal experiments (quartz-distilled water) and chemical dissolution (quartz - 40 % hydrofluoric acid). Hydrothermal experiments using various types of quartz samples as well as chemical dissolution of quartz faces show that quartz dissolution is an anisotropic process. The solubility of rhombs is higher than that of prism faces. At lower temperatures the separated etch pits develop and with increasing temperature the etch pits start to link and the continuous striations (prisms) or overlapping arrows (rhombs) are observed. Such a surface structure may facilitate fluid migration through a solid rock. An experiment using a mechanically disrupted surface of the quartz crystal shows the decisive role of this defect on the dissolution. Fluid migration through rocks can then be strongly influenced for instance by brittle deformation, to which quartz with no cleavage is easily susceptible. Such defects additionally enhance fluid movement through rocks, which plays a decisive role during hydrothermal-metasomatic quartz dissolution.
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