Forcing all supersaturated minerals to precipitate

[rockman]

Hi everyone,
Is there a simple command or switch to force any supersaturated mineral to precipitate without individually identifying each mineral and setting SI=0? I thought I saw a method once while reading literature but cannot find that reference. Thanks in advance!

[dlparkhurst]

No. You have to list the minerals in EQUILIBRIUM_PHASES.

You can generate a list by making a SOLUTION that has the elements you are interested in, and then the minerals and gases in the output for saturation indices has the list that you want. You can also get clever and use the Basic function SYS to write a list as well.

You can decide whether you really want to do it. I think there are many minerals that would not precipitate at earth surface temperature and pressures.

[rockman]

Thanks, Mr. Parkhurst, for your quick reply. My chemistry was forming precipitates that would normally form, so I was looking for a generalized shortcut way of forcing them out of solution without naming them. I'll just list them as you mentioned.