Shock-enhanced dissolution of silicate minerals: An important planetary surface process

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6717276

Boslough, M B; Cygan, R T

This study was undertaken to examine the effect of shock loading on rock-water interactions and on the dissolution of silicate phases. Shock-recovery experiments were carried out on oligoclase, hornblende, and labradorite. No additional crystalline phases or glass were produced, although mean grain size was decreased and specific surface area increased. Dissolution experiments were conducted; the extracted solutions are being analyzed. (DLC)

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6717276
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-0139C; CONF-870396-1; ON: DE87006709
• Resource Relation: Conference: Lunar and planetary science conference, Houston, TX, USA, 16 Mar 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
SILICATE MINERALS
BLAST EFFECTS
DISSOLUTION
GRAIN SIZE
SHOCK WAVES
SURFACE AREA
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
MICROSTRUCTURE
MINERALS
SIZE
SURFACE PROPERTIES
360603* - Materials- Properties