The incorporation of water in major mantle minerals affects the physical properties of these minerals, even with low concentrations of water.
Furthermore, the interaction of ions with mineral surfaces can influence the crystallization behavior of secondary minerals, affecting the formation of polymorphs, crystal morphology, and inhibiting nucleation and growth as well as dissolution.
The sealing of fractures by secondary minerals and the transformation of silicates into clay minerals affected the hydraulic and mechanical properties of the rock (Valley and Evans [2003]; Charléty et al. [2007]), whereas the details of such processes are still subject to extensive research.
The dissolution and transformation of primary minerals and the precipitation of secondary minerals affect rocks in terms of mechanics, stress conditions, and induced seismicity.
In other words, it contains various minerals that affect the quality of the water, and many of these minerals can cause the pH of the water to rise.
Environmental exposure period of slags, resulting in the alteration of minerals, could affect the release process of heavy metals in leaching as well.
The main mechanisms to explain how the mineral admixtures affect the volume stability were studied by XRD and ESEM analyses.
In addition, mineral transformations affect the rheology, hydrology, and nutrient cycling of soils, all of which alter the geomorphic processes sculpting landscapes.
Also, the density of inclusions of the host mineral will affect the visibility.
Cell detachment variation measured by CFU counting methods demonstrated that formation of mineral deposits affect the metabolism of inner cells and change the settlement state (Fig. 5).
