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Table V Log K temperature grid.

From: Evaporative evolution of a Na–Cl–NO3–K–Ca–SO4–Mg–Si brine at 95 °C: Experiments and modeling relevant to Yucca Mountain, Nevada

  

log K temperature grid (°C)

 

Mineral name

Mineral formula

0

25

60

100

Reference

Anhydrite

CaSO4

-4.1258

-4.3193

-4.7307

-5.3507

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Aragonite

CaCO3

2.3715

1.9931

1.4762

0.9179

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Arcanite

K2SO4

-2.1629

-1.7916

-1.4973

-1.397

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Artinite

Mg2CO3(OH)2:3H2O

21.7371

19.656

17.2642

15.1018

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Brucite

Mg(OH)2

18.0898

16.298

14.2674

12.4514

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Burkeite

Na6CO3(SO4)2

No_data

9.5671

No_data

No_data

Harvie et al. [48]

Calcite

CaCO3

2.2257

1.8487

1.333

0.7743

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Fluorite

CaF2

-10.3098

-10.0371

-9.9067

-9.967

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Glaserite

NaK3(SO4)2

No_data

-3.8027

No_data

No_data

Harvie et al. [48]

Glauberite

Na2Ca(SO4)2

-4.7768

-5.1827

-5.7677

-6.5632

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Gypsum

CaSO4:2H2O

-4.5436

-4.5199

-4.6536

-4.9448

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Halite

NaCl

1.5012

1.5857

1.6084

1.569

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Hemihydrate

2CaSO4:H2O

-3.4301

-3.7773

-4.2698

-4.9372

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Huntite

CaMg3(CO3)4

12.9081

10.301

7.0008

3.6895

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Kieserite

MgSO4:H2O

0.72

-0.0239

-1.0716

-2.2058

Pabalan and Pitzer [47]

Labile_Salt

Na2Ca5(SO4)6:3H2O

18.2726

8.4195

6.7359

7.3639

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Magnesite

MgCO3

2.9734

2.2936

1.4383

0.5875

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Natrite

Na2CO3

11.6028

10.984

10.2336

9.5237

Barin and Platzki [49]

Niter

KNO3

-0.8418

-0.2344

0.3772

0.8541

Barin and Platzki [49]

Pentasalt

K2Ca5(SO4)6:H2O

-23.9466

-24.5549

-26.5842

-29.0537

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Quartz

SiO2

-4.1605

-3.7501

-3.3553

-3.0132

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Sellaite

MgF2

-9.2699

-9.3939

-9.7091

-10.1577

Barin and Platzki [49]

Sepiolite

Mg4Si6O15(OH)2:6H2O

32.3876

30.4439

27.171

23.8968

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Amorphous Silica

SiO2

-3.124

-2.7136

-2.4067

-2.1843

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Nitratine (Soda Niter)

NaNO3

0.7192

1.1009

1.4544

1.6902

Barin and Platzki [49]

Sylvite

KC1

0.6012

0.9148

1.1871

1.3418

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Syngenite

K2Ca(SO4)2:H2O

-7.5463

-7.2618

-7.152

-7.2929

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Talc

Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

25.0261

22.1646

18.6126

15.3725

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Thenardite

Na2SO4

-0.1329

-0.2547

-0.4272

-0.6877

Greenberg and Moller [21]

Foshagite

Ca4Si3O9(OH)2:0.5H2O

72.8341

66.691

59.4664

52.8906

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Gyrolite

Ca2Si3O7(OH)2:1.5H2O

25.3869

23.6797

21.5505

19.6199

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Hillebrandite

Ca2SiO3(OH)2:0.17H2O

40.4592

37.0757

33.142

29.565

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Okenite

CaSi2O4(OH)2:H2O

11.4698

10.8948

10.147

9.5024

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Plombierite

Ca5Si6H11O22.5

69.8789

65.3842

59.9716

55.1602

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Riversideite

Ca5H2(SiO3)6:2H2O

76.6335

70.6194

63.3144

56.6105

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Tobermorite

5CaO:6SiO2:5.5H2O

72.5004

67.1518

60.6578

54.7498

Wolery and Jarek [12]

Xonotlite

Ca6Si6O17(OH)2

102.0247

93.3664

82.9922

73.4523

Wolery and Jarek [12]