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The insoluble residue test for abundance of carbonate
Article first published online: 4 DEC 1998
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199711)22:11<1053::AID-ESP801>3.0.CO;2-3
Copyright © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Cogley, J. G. and Aikman, M. (1997), The insoluble residue test for abundance of carbonate. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 22: 1053–1059. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199711)22:11<1053::AID-ESP801>3.0.CO;2-3
Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 DEC 1998
- Article first published online: 4 DEC 1998
- Manuscript Accepted: 4 FEB 1997
- Manuscript Revised: 12 JAN 1997
- Manuscript Received: 4 JAN 1996
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Keywords:
- insoluble residue;
- carbonate abundance;
- laboratory techniques
Abstract
Among methods for determining the abundance of carbonate minerals in solid samples, dissolution in acid is appealing because it is cheap and can be quick, but it suffers from several sources of uncertainty. The weight loss due to evaporation of water can be corrected for easily by measuring the weight loss from blank vessels as well as sample vessels. However, a further correction, for excess evaporation due to heat liberated by dissolution, is desirable; we show how to calculate it. Certain puzzling results point to a need for further investigation of interfering factors. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.