『Abstract
Biotite dissolution experiments were carried out to better understand
the dissolution kinetics and Fe behavior under low O2
conditions, and to give an insight into the Precambrian weathering.
Mineral dissolution with a continuous flow-through reactor was
employed at 25℃ for up to 65 days varying partial pressure of
atmospheric oxygen (PO2), pH (6.86 and 3.01)
and Fe content in mineral (1.06 and 0.11 mol of Fe per O10(OH,F)2 for biotite and
phlogopite, respectively) independently for the examination of
their effects on biotite dissolution. Low PO2
conditions were achieved in a newly developed glove box (PO2≦6×10-4
atm; referred to as anoxic conditions), which was compared to
the present, ambient air conditions (0.2 atm of PO2;
oxic conditions). The biotite dissolution rate was slightly faster
under anoxic conditions at pH 6.86 while it was not affected by
PO2 at pH 3.01. There was no direct effect
of Fe content on dissolution rate at pH 6.86 while there was a
small difference in dissolution rate between biotite and phlogopite
at pH 3.01. The 1.5 order-of-magnitude faster release rate of
Fe under anoxic conditions for biotite dissolution at pH 6.86
resulted from the difference in ratio of Fe3+ precipitates
remaining in the reactor to Fe dissolved (about 60% and 100% under
anoxic and oxic conditions, respectively), which is caused mainly
by the difference in PO2. The results infer
that the Fe2+ and Fe3+ contents in the Paleoproterozoic
paleosols, fossil weathering profiles, are reflected by a atmospheric
oxygen levels at the time of weathering.』
1. Introduction
2. Experimental methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Experimental procedures
2.3. Analytical methods
3. Results
3.1. Element release and their rates
3.2. Characterization of secondary products
4. Discussion
4.1. Consumption of dissolved oxygen in the reactor
4.2. Si release rate under anoxic conditions
4.3. Effects of dissolved oxygen on Fe behavior
4.4. Implication for Precambrian weathering and atmospheric oxygen
evolution
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
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