Patent ID: 8656794

Claim:
An apparatus for a dissolution experiment of a mineral comprising: a main body; a mounting unit including a container whose upper portion is open so as to contain an alkaline solution, a first mineral sample and a second mineral sample contact with each other in the alkaline solution; a cylinder including a plunger that shifts so as to be inserted in or separated from the container for pressing the first mineral sample toward the second mineral sample mounted in the container of the mounting unit; and a load cell supporting the mounting unit from the below of the mounting unit and measuring the pressure applied to the second mineral sample, wherein the mounting unit is formed in a tube shape; the second mineral sample is inserted into the mounting unit; the first mineral sample is inserted into the mounting unit while forming a sharp wedge part such that the lower end portion of the wedge part contacts with the upper surface of the second mineral sample; and the alkaline solution is contained between the wedge part of the first mineral sample and the second mineral sample.