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Table 4 Solubility for the (Ca1−xNix)CO3 solid solutions after 240-300d dissolution in CO2-saturated water at 25 °C

From: Dissolution and solubility of the calcium-nickel carbonate solid solutions [(Ca1−xNix)CO3] at 25 °C

Sample

Calcite-structure phase

Aragonite-structure phase

Amorphous phase

*XNi

Mean log IAP

*XNi

Mean log IAP

*XNi

Mean log IAP

aCN-00

0.000

− 8.16 ± 0.11

    

bCN-00

0.000

− 8.10 ± 0.08

    

CN-01

0.084

− 7.93 ± 0.04

0.007

− 7.89 ± 0.05

  

CN-02

0.103

− 7.87 ± 0.02

0.019

− 7.86 ± 0.02

  

CN-03

0.188

− 7.67 ± 0.03

0.116

− 7.67 ± 0.04

0.697

− 7.72 ± 0.03

CN-04

0.238

− 7.36 ± 0.03

0.166

− 7.33 ± 0.03

0.769

− 7.58 ± 0.02

aCN-05

0.219

− 7.47 ± 0.01

0.224

− 7.47 ± 0.01

0.789

− 7.68 ± 0.04

bCN-05

0.228

− 7.49 ± 0.01

0.221

− 7.49 ± 0.01

0.792

− 7.68 ± 0.03

CN-06

0.212

− 7.40 ± 0.02

0.215

− 7.40 ± 0.02

0.814

− 7.61 ± 0.01

CN-07

0.184

− 7.48 ± 0.02

0.124

− 7.47 ± 0.02

0.886

− 7.61 ± 0.02

CN-08

  

0.080

− 7.58 ± 0.03

0.940

− 7.63 ± 0.01

CN-09

    

0.980

− 7.63 ± 0.03

aCN-10

    

1.000

− 7.69 ± 0.03

bCN-10

    

1.000

− 7.62 ± 0.01

Rhawn’s NiCO3

    

1.000

− 7.66 ± 0.03

  1. a, bDuplication; *EDS surface composition after dissolution