Iron can stimulate productivity in many regions of the world ocean, but only if it exists in a readily dissolvable form. Chemical analyses of typical aerosol particles show that the mineralogy of iron-containing particles largely determines their solubility.
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Journet, E. A matter of mineralogy. Nature Geosci 2, 317–318 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo512
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