Atlas and Data of Solid-Solution Equilibria of Marine Evaporites, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998

Solid-solution equilibria of marine evaporites are important in a wide range of science and technology. However, the data had not yet been summarized in a form that is at the same time comprehensive and permits to understand how the quinary seawater system builds up from its bounding systems. Thus the goal of the present volume is at the same time scientific and educational. The understanding of solid-solution equilibria of the various systems with respect to dissolution, precipitation and transformation of solids, their application to the evolution of brines, and a fast access to data is a necessary requirement for any modelling, especially in Geoscience. Another goal is to show the avail­ ability of data. Unfortunately, though solubility data are numereous there are substantial gaps, especially with respect to high temperatures. But also up to about 100 0 C data are missing for some of the systems so that they cannot be described entirely. Based on the present volume further work on the solubili­ ties of the minerals of marine evaporites may be promoted. The data have been viewed and collected over several years by the first author. The second author entered the preparation of the volume when it was realized that besides graphics and tables a fast access to data was required. Although both authors are responsible for the whole volume, responsibility is weighted somewhat differently for the various parts.

I Introduction.- I.1 Purpose of the Volume.- I.2 Use of the Volume.- I.3 Handling of the Volume.- I.4 Synopsis of Marine Evaporites and Solubility Data.- II Derivation of Phase Diagrams from Solubility Data.- II. 1 The Phase Rule.- II.2 The Binary System AX-H2O.- II.3 The Ternary System AX-BX-H2O.- II.4 Quaternary Systems.- II.5 The Quinary System AX-BX-CX-AY-BY-CY-H2O.- II.6 Numerical Examples.- III Data and Diagrams for Solid-Solution Equilibria.- III.1 Compositions and Concentrations.- III.2 Binary Systems.- III.3 Ternary Systems.- III.4 Quaternary Systems.- III.5 Quinary System Na2Cl2-K2Cl2-MgCl2-Na2SO4-K2SO4-MgS04-H2O.- IV Subject Index.

based on all data published since 1933 instructive diagrams based on a huge amount of weighted data computer programm on attached diskette which permits easy access to solubility data