Morphology of calcite (CaCO3) crystals growing from aqueous solutions in the presence of Li+ ions. Surface behavior of the {0001} form
2004
Calcite crystals were nucleated and grown from supersaturated aqueous solutions in the presence of variable concentrations of lithium. The diagram of supersaturation vs [Li+]/[Ca2+] concentration ratio (“morphodrome”) shows a continuous habit variation, from the dominant {0111} rhombohedron (at low [Li+]/[Ca2+] ratio) to the dominant {0001} form (at high [Li+]/[Ca2+] ratio). The morphological change is interpreted in terms of two-dimensional layers having the structure of the monoclinic Li2CO3 crystal which are epitaxially adsorbed on the restructured {0001} form of calcite. Hence, even if {0001} is a K form (in the sense of Hartman-Perdok), the corresponding surface behaves like a F form, growing layer by layer from low to high supersaturation values.
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