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The pH-dependent transformation of schwertmannite to goethite at 25°C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

U. Schwertmann  and
L. Carlson
U. Schwertmann*
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, Technische Universität München, D-85350 Freising, Germany
L. Carlson
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. Box 96, FIN-02151 Espoo, Finland
*
*E-mail: USchwert@wzw.tum.de
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Abstract

At 25°C, synthetic schwertmannite, a common iron compound in acid mine drainage, completely converted in water to a sulphate-containing goethite within ~100 days. The rate of transformation doubled as the pH increased from 4.0 to 7.2. In deviation from its normal acicular habit, the goethite appeared as spherical aggregates.

Keywords

schwertmannitegoethitetransformationRTpHXRDSEM

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Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 40 , Issue 1 , March 2005 , pp. 63 - 66
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2005

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