Geoscientists resolve inconsistent data on crystal growth, dissolution
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2005-10-18
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Virginia Tech. University Relations
Abstract
Virginia Tech Geoscientists Patricia Dove and Nizhou Han have demonstrated that crystals dissolve and grow by the same set of analogous 'reversed' mechanisms. Previously, the scientific community had long-maintained that growth and dissolution could not be unified into a single framework of understanding. The new evidence is certain to overturn that perception.