Abstract
Progressive heating of seawater to 350 degree C causes it to become increasingly acid and depleted in Ca, Mg, and SO//4, because anhydrite and a previously undescribed magnesium oxysulfate are precipitated. The pH at experimental conditions drops to 3. 3, while the buffer capacity of seawater increases from 0. 24 meq/pH at 25 degree C to 54 meq/pH at 350 degree C. Theoretical solubilities of brucite, anhydrite, magnesite, dolomite, and calcite were compared to ion-activity products. Comparison of solution composition with theoretical solubilities indicates that carbonate minerals were supersaturated with increasing temperature.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 838-860 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Am J Sci |
| Volume | 278 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1978 |