| BET SSA (cm2/g) | 7,494 |
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| SSA in tube (cm2) | 29,976 |
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| Nickel Mountain olivine is Fo83; molecular weight = 151.648 | ||||
| g of Si in 1 mol Fo83 = | 0.185 |
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| g of Li in 1 mol Fo83 = | 2.00 x 10–6 |
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| Rate of dissolution | mol/cm2/s |
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| pH 7.5 | 1.75 x 10–14 |
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| pH 9.5 | 3.5 x 10–15 |
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| Time (days) | 12 | 36 | 237 | 709 |
| Time (s) | 1,036,800 | 3,110,400 | 20,476,800 | 61,257,600 |
| mol olivine dissolved = | rate (mol/cm2/s) x SSA in tube (cm2) x time (s) | |||
| g Fo83 dissolved = | mol olivine dissolved x molecular weight of Fo83 | |||
| g Li released = | g Fo83 dissolved x g of Li in 1 g Fo83 | |||
| g Si released = | g Fo83 dissolved x g of Si in 1 g Fo 83 | |||
| @ pH 7.5 | 12 days | 36 days | 237 days | 709 days |
| mol Fo83 dissolved = | 0.0005 | 0.0016 | 0.0107 | 0.0321 |
| g Fo83 dissolved = | 0.0825 | 0.2474 | 1.6290 | 4.8731 |
| g Li released = | 1.65 x 10–7 | 4.95 x 10–7 | 3.26 x 10–6 | 9.75 x 10–6 |
| g Si released = | 0.015 | 0.046 | 0.301 | 0.902 |
| @ pH 9.5 |
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| mol Fo83 dissolved = | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0021 | 0.0064 |
| g Fo83 dissolved = | 0.0165 | 0.0495 | 0.3258 | 0.9746 |
| g Li released = | 3.30 x 10–8 | 9.90 x 10–8 | 6.52 x 10–7 | 1.95 x 10–6 |
| g Si released = | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.060 | 0.180 |
Note: SSA = specific surface area.