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Weathering of basalt in an arctic climate

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A weathered piece of basaltic rock from Lindsay's Nunatak, Greenland has been studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. The reddish weathering products near cracks in the stone contain maghemite, magnetite and goethite. In the thin reddish-brown rind no well-crystallized Fe(III)-oxides could be detected.

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    Steen Mørup, Ole Saksager, Morten Bo Madsen & Michael D. Bentzon

  2. Chemistry Department, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    Christian J. W. Koch

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Mørup, S., Saksager, O., Bo Madsen, M. et al. Weathering of basalt in an arctic climate. Hyperfine Interact 57, 2269–2273 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02405798

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