@inbook{6cd50619a4a547a28dbec518fe23b643,
title = "Significance and estimations of lifetime of natural fracture mineral buffers in the Olkiluoto bedrock",
abstract = "The study makes scenarios what geochemical effects the future underground excavations in the Olkiluoto bedrock have on naturally occurring fracture minerals. The excavations of underground research facilities and final repository galleries will cause steep hydraulic gradients in the bedrock fractures. These gradients likely draw surficial waters within the fracture network and activate weathering processes deeper in rock fractures than in the natural undisturbed conditions. The studies are concentrated on the meteoric and seawater infiltration in the rock fractures, and on the selected minerals considered significant buffers against pH/redox variations in groundwater. Of the Olkiluoto fracture minerals, calcite and pyrite turn out to be the most important buffer minerals against dissolved O2 and low pH in groundwater.",
keywords = "water geochemistry, water-rock interaction, fracture zone, fracture mineral, buffering capacity",
author = "Ari Luukkonen and Petteri Pitk{\"a}nen and Sami Partamies",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
series = "GFF",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "1",
booktitle = "The 26th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting: Abstract Volume",
note = "26th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting ; Conference date: 06-01-2004 Through 09-01-2004",
}