Abstract
We have calculated the concentrations
of Mg in the bulk and surfaces
of aragonite CaCO3 in equilibrium
with aqueous solution, based on
molecular dynamics simulations and
grand-canonical statistical mechanics.
Mg is incorporated in the surfaces, in
particular in the (001) terraces, rather
than in the bulk of aragonite particles.
However, the total Mg content in the
bulk and surface of
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