Whenever a mineral or mineral assemblage comes into contact with a fluid with which it is
out of equilibrium, reequilibration will tend to take place to reduce the free energy of the …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Mineral replacement reactions take place primarily by dissolution-reprecipitation processes.
Processes such as cation exchange, chemical weathering, deuteric alteration, leaching …

Reactive transport modeling is an essential tool for the analysis of coupled physical,
chemical, and biological processes in Earth systems, and has additional potential to better …

Retrograde metamorphism (mineral hydration, carbonation and oxidation) is important in
controlling the composition and rheology of the Earth's crust and upper mantle, particularly …

Developing engineered surfaces with scaling resistance is an effective means to inhibit
surface-mediated mineral scaling in various industries including desalination. However …

Magnetite is a common mineral in igneous rocks and has been used as an important
petrogenetic indicator as its compositions and textures reflect changing physiochemical …

Structural diagenesis is the study of the relationships between deformation or deformational
structures and chemical changes to sediments. The alliance of structural geology and …

Replacement processes are common transformation mechanisms in minerals and rocks at a
variety of conditions and scales. The underlying mechanisms are, in general, poorly …

Although terra rossa has long been thought to form by residual dissolution of limestone
and/or by accumulation of detrital mud, ash, or dust on preexisting karst limestones, we …