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Dissolution of powdered quartz

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POWDERED quartz exhibits an initially high solubility rate but opinions are divided as to the cause. Clelland1 argued in favour of the ‘Beilby layer’—a skin of vitreous material produced during grinding; whereas Talbot2 stated that the numerous small particles which were always found adhering to the larger particles of quartz offered a plausible explanation.

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  1. Powder Science Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King's College, Strand, London, WC2, UK

    G. S. M. MOORE & H. E. ROSE

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MOORE, G., ROSE, H. Dissolution of powdered quartz. Nature 253, 525–527 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253525b0

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