Dissolution-Assisted Pattern Formation During Olivine Carbonation

Lisabeth, Harrison; Zhu, Wenlu; Xing, Tiange; De Andrade, Vincent

doi:10.1002/2017GL074393

Dissolution-Assisted Pattern Formation During Olivine Carbonation

Journal Article · Thu Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074393· OSTI ID:1421960

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Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

Olivine and pyroxene bearing rocks in the oceanic crust react with hydrothermal fluids producing changes in the physical characteristics and behaviors of the altered rocks. Notably, these reactions tend to increase solid volume, reducing pore volume, permeability and available reactive surface area; yet, entirely hydrated and/or carbonated rocks are commonly observed in the field. We investigate the evolution of porosity and permeability of fractured dunites reacted with CO₂-rich solutions in laboratory experiments. The alteration of crack surfaces changes the mechanical and transport properties of the bulk samples. Analysis of three-dimensional microstructural data shows that although precipitation of secondary minerals causes the total porosity of the sample to decrease, an interconnected network of porosity is maintained through channelized dissolution and coupled carbonate precipitation. Lastly, the observed microstructure appears to be the result of chemo-mechanical coupling, which may provide a mechanism of porosity maintenance without the need to invoke reaction-driven cracking.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1421960

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1571935

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 44; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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