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Articles | Volume 14, issue 8
Articles | Volume 14, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2151-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2151-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 8
Technical note
 | 
27 Apr 2017
Technical note |  | 27 Apr 2017

Technical note: an economical apparatus for the observation and harvest of mineral precipitation experiments with light microscopy

Chris H. Crosby and Jake V. Bailey

Abstract. We describe a small-scale, reusable, and low-cost double-diffusion setup that allows microscopic observation over time for use in mineral precipitation experiments that use organic polymers as a matrix. The setup uniquely accommodates changes in solution chemistry during the course of an experiment and facilitates easy harvesting of the precipitates for subsequent analysis.

How to cite. Crosby, C. H. and Bailey, J. V.: Technical note: an economical apparatus for the observation and harvest of mineral precipitation experiments with light microscopy, Biogeosciences, 14, 2151–2154, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2151-2017, 2017.
Received: 10 Nov 2016 – Discussion started: 29 Nov 2016 – Revised: 18 Mar 2017 – Accepted: 27 Mar 2017 – Published: 27 Apr 2017
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In the course of experiments exploring the formation of calcium phosphate minerals in a polymeric matrix, we developed a small-scale, reusable, and low-cost setup that allows microscopic observation over time for use in mineral precipitation experiments that use organic polymers as a matrix. The setup uniquely accommodates changes in solution chemistry during the course of an experiment and facilitates easy harvesting of the precipitates for subsequent analysis.
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