Figure 13
Top: X-ray powder diffraction data (λ = 1.788996 Å) from a slowly frozen specimen of winter sub-ice brine from Spotted Lake, British Columbia. Bottom: Calculated X-ray powder diffraction patterns of MS9 (blue) and mirabilite (red). Strong peaks from water ice are shaded grey. The phase fractions obtained by Rietveld refinement are 23.0 (5) wt % MgSO4·9H2O, 7.3 (5) wt % Na2SO4·10H2O, 69.7 (5) wt % ice. |