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American Mineralogist; August 1998; v. 83; no. 7-8; p. 739-745
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Gibbs energies of formation for hydrocerussite [Pb(OH) 2 . (PbCO 3 ) 2 (S)] and hydrozincite [Zn(OH) 2 ] 3 . (ZnCO 3 ) 2 (S)] at 298 K and 1 bar from electrochemical cell measurements

M. A. Mercy, Peter A. Rock, William H. Casey, and Mehdi M. Mokarram

University of California, Department of Geology, Davis, CA, United States

New values are reported for the Gibbs energies of formation from the elements for hydrocerussite Pb(OH) 2 .(PbCO 3 ) 2 and hydrozincite [Zn(OH) 2 ] 3 .(ZnCO 3 ) 2 . These Delta G 0 f , values were obtained from electrochemical cells without liquid junction. We determined Delta G 0 f , [Pb(OH)2.(PbCO 3 ) 2 (s)] = -1699.8+ or -1.6 kJ/mol for hydrocerussite and Delta G 0 f , {[Zn(OH) 2 ] 3 .(ZnCO 3 ) 2 } = -3163.3 + or - 4 kJ/mol for hydrozincite. These results allow future electrochemical cell experiments to be performed to determine the Delta G 0 f , values of other hydroxycarbonate minerals using either the Pb amalgam-hydrocerussite or the Zn amalgam-hydrozincite as reference electrodes. These reference electrodes provide a strategy for establishing Gibbs energies for phases with two different anions, which are geochemically interesting but difficult to study experimentally.

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