Mica provides clue to how water transports minerals
Friday, July 14, 2017 - 14:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists have been able to look at the interface between water and muscovite mica, a flat mineral commonly found in granite, soils and many sediments. In particular, the researchers looked at the capture and release of rubidium - a metal closely related to but more easily singled out than common elements like potassium and sodium.