Interaction of Tournemire argillite (Aveyron, France) with hyperalkaline fluids: Batch experiments performed with powdered and/or compact materials

The comparison of results obtained with powdered and compact solids is only feasible for short time experiments. Aqueous chemistry and solid analyses indicate the dissolution of pyrite, dolomite and organic carbon with the precipitation of calcite. Precipitations of zeolites and K-feldspars occur sometimes and are only evidenced by SEM analyses. Nevertheless, silicates dissolution or precipitation is unclear through XRD analyses. Experimental conditions influence widely the intensity/nature of processes and prevent the transposition of data obtained in given conditions to other ones.