<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Celestite containing very low amounts of barium occurs in weathering reaction zones developed on the Pińczów limestone exposed to the polluted atmosphere of Cracow. The mineral occurs both in limestone pore spaces filled with gypsum and in black gypsum crust. The Pińczów limestone contains ca 500 ppm strontium which was released during the reaction with atmospheric pollutants. The nucleation and growth of celestite, requiring significant concentration of components in evaporating solutions, is associated with gypsum crystallization.</p></abstract>

Celestite containing very low amounts of barium occurs in weathering reaction zones developed on the Pińczów limestone exposed to the polluted atmosphere of Cracow. The mineral occurs both in limestone pore spaces filled with gypsum and in black gypsum crust. The Pińczów limestone contains ca 500 ppm strontium which was released during the reaction with atmospheric pollutants. The nucleation and growth of celestite, requiring significant concentration of components in evaporating solutions, is associated with gypsum crystallization.

Celestite in the Weathering Crust on Limestone Exposed to an Urban Atmosphere in Cracow (Poland)

Institute of Geography, Pedagogical Academy, 30-084 Kraków, ul. Podchorążych 2, Poland

Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, 30-063 Kraków, ul. Oleandry 2a, Poland

Mineralogia

Celestite containing very low amounts of barium occurs in weathering reaction zones developed on the Pińczów limestone exposed to the polluted atmosphere of...

Celestite in the Weathering Crust on Limestone Exposed to an Urban Atmosphere in Cracow (Poland)

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2007

Pages: 133 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10002-007-0011-z

Mots clés
celestite, weathering in urban atmosphere, black crust, Pińczów limestone, Cracow

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Celestite in the Weathering Crust on Limestone Exposed to an Urban Atmosphere in Cracow (Poland)

Publié en ligne: 07 mars 2007

Pages: 133 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10002-007-0011-z

Mots cléscelestite, weathering in urban atmosphere, black crust, Pińczów limestone, Cracow

This content is open access.

Mots clés
celestite, weathering in urban atmosphere, black crust, Pińczów limestone, Cracow