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Singurindy, O. and Berkowitz, B. (2003). Flow, dissolution, and precipitation in dolomite. Water Resources Research 39: doi: 10.1029/2002WR001624. issn: 0043-1397. |
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The evolution of hydraulic conductivity and porosity during the process of dedolomitization was examined in a series of laboratory experiments by analyzing the effects of concurrent dolomite dissolution and calcium carbonate precipitation. Linear flow experiments were performed in columns of crushed sucrosic dolomite by injecting different concentrations of HCl at various flow rates. Temporal changes in head gradient were used to calculate overall hydraulic conductivities of each column, while chemical analyses of the effluent acid enabled estimation of porosity changes during the experiments. After each experiment, the rock samples were retrieved and sectioned in order to study the pore space geometry, micromorphology, and mineral concentrations. A range of injected HCl concentrations and flow rates was identified which leads to oscillations in the effective hydraulic conductivity and porosity of the evolving rock samples; in all cases, however, the porous medium ultimately clogged. Short-term experiments were also used to study the formation of dissolution and precipitation bands along the columns. Under the experimental conditions, dolomite dissolution is a reaction rate controlled process; experiments indicated that, as such, the flow rate and the pH of the injected fluid affect dissolution only during the initial stages, when calcium carbonate is dissolved. On the other hand, both the flow rate and the pH of the injected fluid strongly influence the precipitation process throughout the duration of the experiments because higher flow rates retard nucleation. These findings are in qualitative accordance with field observations of dolomite formations. |
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Keywords
Physical Properties of Rocks, Permeability and porosity, Physical Properties of Rocks, Transport properties, Hydrology, Groundwater hydrology, Hydrology, Groundwater quality |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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