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Solution-transfer compaction of quartzites: Progress toward a rate law
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EngineeringMineral ProcessingGeologic Time ScaleEarth ScienceSolution-transfer CompactionMineral-fluid InteractionMetamorphic PetrologyTransport PhenomenaGeological DataGeochronologyMaterials ScienceRate LawGeologyTectonicsStructural GeologyCritical Grain SizeExploration GeologyEconomic GeologyEarth SciencesGeochemistryPetrologyMineral Geochemistry
Research Article| September 01, 1991 Solution-transfer compaction of quartzites: Progress toward a rate law Andrew J. Gratz Andrew J. Gratz 1Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024-1567 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1991) 19 (9): 901–904. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0901:STCOQP>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Andrew J. Gratz; Solution-transfer compaction of quartzites: Progress toward a rate law. Geology 1991;; 19 (9): 901–904. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0901:STCOQP>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Data on dissolution, diffusion, and growth in the quartz-water system show that diffusion through grain-boundary films is rate limiting for solution transfer and too slow to permit significant compaction in geologic time, but that rates are more reasonable if the rough texture of natural grain boundaries is considered. On the basis of scanning electron microscope observations, a model is proposed that uses a hierarchical plumbing system in which grain boundaries consist of islands capped by grain-boundary films, separated by microcapillaries, and connected to intergranular porosity. A rate law based on such a model has an inverse grain-size dependence up to a critical grain size that is large (>>10 cm) under typical compaction conditions. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.