Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

Stylolites are ubiquitous geo-patterns observed in rocks in the upper crust, from geological
reservoirs in sedimentary rocks to deformation zones, in folds, faults, and shear zones …

Alcohol dispersions of Ca (OH) 2 nanoparticles, the so-called nanolimes, are emerging as
an effective conservation material for the consolidation of stone, mortars, and plasters …

Calcite is among the most abundant minerals on earth and plays a central role in many
environmental and geochemical processes. Here we used amplitude modulation atomic …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) enables in situ observations of mineral fluid reactions to be
made at a nanoscale. During the past 20 years, the direct observation of mineral surfaces at …

In situ Atomic Force Microscopy, AFM, experiments have been carried out using calcite
cleavage surfaces in contact with solutions of MgSO4, MgCl2, Na2SO4 and NaCl in order to …

Surface reactivity is a major parameter controlling mineral reactivity, and microscopic
techniques investigating surface retreat with time have pointed at the heterogeneous and/or …

The pure dissolution of alite MIII polymorph under various flow conditions and initial calcium
hydroxide concentrations was investigated in a designed flow through dissolution cell …

The morphological evolution of micron-sized calcite crystals dissolved in static acidic
solutions, with and without dissolved Pb2+ ions, was imaged using transmission X-ray …

Digital holographic microscopy in reflection mode is used to track in situ, real-time
nanoscale topography evolution of cleaved (104) calcite surfaces exposed to flowing or …