Sanjoy Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hello, Why is that, when I suppress minerals from the thermodynamic database (using the suppress command), do they still appear under the "mineral saturation states" in the solution (listed in the file obtained by clicking "view results" in the "run" tab)? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Bethke Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hi Sanjoy, When you suppress a mineral, it is not available to use in the chemical system. It cannot precipitate and you cannot use it as an equilibrium buffer or kinetic reactant. Nonetheless, the mineral has a saturation state, which the programs calculate and report. Suppose for example you are constructing a model of weathering. You might reasonably suppress quartz, since it reacts too slowly buffer silica activity. Now quartz will not form in the simulation. You might want to know however whether at a point in the calculation the fluid is undersaturated or supersaturated with respect to the mineral. The model therefore figures quartz saturation and reports it in the output datasets. Hope this helps, Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjoy Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 It sure does, many thanks Craig -cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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