Quartz is considered one of the less soluble minerals of the Earth's crust, and thus hardly
affected by chemical weathering. Despite this, for more than forty years, it is clear that the …

This paper demonstrates a method for systematic analysis of published mineral dissolution
rate data using forsterite dissolution as an example. The steps of the method are:(1) identify …

The base of Earth's critical zone (CZ) is commonly shielded from study by many meters of
overlying rock and regolith. Though deep CZ processes may seem far removed from the …

Chemical weathering reactions of rocks at Earth's surface play a major role in the chemical
cycle of elements, and represent one of the major abiotic sinks for atmospheric CO2 …

There is growing urgency for CO2 removal strategies to slow the increase of, and potentially
lower, atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Enhanced weathering, whereby the natural …

Solute concentrations in stream water vary with discharge in patterns that record complex
feedbacks between hydrologic and biogeochemical processes. In a comparison of three …

Sustainable soils are a requirement for maintaining human civilizations (Carter and Dale
1974; Lal 1989). However, as the “most complicated biomaterial on the planet”(Young and …

Many countries have made pledges to reduce CO 2 emissions over the upcoming decades
to meet the Paris Agreement targets of limiting warming to no> 1.5° C, aiming for net zero by …

Weathering of bedrock to produce porous regolith, the precursor to biologically active soil
and soluble mineral nutrients, creates the life-supporting matrix upon which Earth's Critical …

We dissolved Boulder Creek Granodiorite in a plug flow reactor for 5794h at pH= 1 and T=
25° C. The primary purpose of the experiment was to identify controls on dissolved …