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Some Iowa highway concrete constructed of coarse carbonate aggregate exhibits premature deterioration, which is, in part, caused by the growth of secondary minerals, including ettringite. Petrographic scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive analytical X-ray (EDAX) studies were conducted to determine the abundance, spatial location, and morphology of ettringite and the spatial relationship of ettringite to the occurrence of oxidized pyrite and coarse/fine carbonate aggregate. In poorly performing concrete ( |