A study on the effect of colloidal silic
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D. H. Khan
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Article
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1960
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Colloidal silica will peptise Fe~2~O~3~ in alkaline media containing Na ions, but Ca ions cause flocculation of the silica and no peptisation of Fe~2~O~2~ occurs. It is concluded that the theory of Reifenberg on the formation of __terra rossa__ on limestone is untenable.