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ON the basis of recent measurements, I propose here that part of the Earth's aerosol burden comes from the volatilisation (sublimation) of the components of surface rocks, in addition to the well known man-made contribution. Calculations on a simple kinetic model indicates that vapour pressures of ∼ 10−11 atm could support the observed atmospheric concentration of copper.
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GOLDBERG, E. Rock volatility and aerosol composition. Nature 260, 128–129 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260128a0
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