Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of drinking water salt deposits

The article presents the research results on the features of element and mineral composition of salt deposits (limescale) formed in household conditions in heat exchanging equipment. The major part of limescale is represented by two species of calcium carbonate - calcite and aragonite. We have shown...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2015-01, Vol.27 (1), p.12042-12047
Main Authors: Soktoev, B R, Rikhvanov, L P, Matveenko, I A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aragonite
Calcite
Calcium carbonate
Chemical elements
Deposits
Drinking water
Formations
Geochemistry
Heat exchange
Limescale
Mineral composition
Minerals
Salt deposits
Salts
Silicates
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Summary:The article presents the research results on the features of element and mineral composition of salt deposits (limescale) formed in household conditions in heat exchanging equipment. The major part of limescale is represented by two species of calcium carbonate - calcite and aragonite. We have shown that high concentrations of chemical elements in the limescale promote the formation of their own mineral forms (sulphates, silicates, native forms) in salt deposits. Detecting such mineral formations suggests the salt deposits of drinking water to be a long-term storage media which can be used in the course of eco-geochemical and metallogenic studies.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/27/1/012042