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Physical and Chemical Weathering in Geochemical Cycles pp 11–32Cite as

Rate Control of Weathering of Silicate Minerals at Room Temperature and Pressure

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The present paper deals with the weathering mechanisms of silicate minerals from a fundamental point of view. The goal of such a study is to understand the main factors controlling the rates of this process and to predict its end products. The chemical weathering of silicates is one of the major processes responsible for the transfer of dissolved and eventually particulate components from land to sea.

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  1. Oceanography Laboratory, University of Brussels, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Roland Wollast & Lei Chou

  2. Dept. of Marine Science, Univ. of South Florida, St. Petersburg, 33701, Florida, USA

    Lei Chou

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  1. Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    A. Lerman

  2. Institut de Biogéochimie Marine, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Montrouge, France

    M. Meybeck

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Wollast, R., Chou, L. (1988). Rate Control of Weathering of Silicate Minerals at Room Temperature and Pressure. In: Lerman, A., Meybeck, M. (eds) Physical and Chemical Weathering in Geochemical Cycles. NATO ASI Series, vol 251. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3071-1_2

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