THE NATURE OF WATER IN CHALCEDONY AND OPAL-C FROM BRAZILIAN AGATE GEODES
THE NATURE OF WATER IN CHALCEDONY AND OPAL-C FROM BRAZILIAN AGATE GEODES
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00310343
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
MIEHE, G
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作者:
GRAETSCH, H;FLORKE, OW;MIEHE, G
The water species (H2O(SiOH)and H2O(mol)) of length-fast chalcedony and opal-C in Brazilian agates were studied with thermoanalytical, chemical and infrared absorption methods. Specific surfaces were measured with the BET nitrogen adsorption method and the specific densities were determined.Chalcedony and opal-C have fully hydrated crystal surfaces at the open porosity. They contain additional water at inner surfaces, which are closed micropores in the case of opal-C and regions of accumulated defects (e.g. twinlamellae boundaries) in chalcedony. All surfaces are covered with silanole groups, hydrogen-bonded to molecular water. Additional hydroxyl groups, weakly hydrogen bonded to the structural framework within the crystallites, are located at structural point defects. Wall-lining chalcedony ranges from translucent gray to milky white bands corresponding with decreasing total water content, the H2O(SiOH)/H2O(mol)-ratio, BET-surfaces and increasing density. The H2O(SiOH)/H2O(mol)-ratio is sensitive to subsequent hydrothermal treatment and indicates a low temperature formation of chalcedony.