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Etch Pit Morphology on Calcite Cleavages by Glacial Acetic Acid
Author(s) -
Mehta B. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.2170170806
Subject(s) - acetic acid , calcite , morphology (biology) , glacial period , chemistry , chemical engineering , mineralogy , geology , organic chemistry , geomorphology , paleontology , engineering
Etch pit morphology has been studied on calcite cleavages by different concentration of glacial acetic acid. Lateral reaction rates are very less at high concentration as well as low concentration of glacial acetic Acid. Etch pit morphology changes due to formation of finite or infinite lateral reaction rates at some particular concentration called transition concentration. The underlying chemical equations are given for different etch pit morphology.