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a Dissolution-hydration behavior of tailings and GBFS in CBM/AAM; b Dissolution-polymerization behavior of tailings, FA and MK in AAM, modified from ref. 20; c Shrinking core modeling of tailings and amorphous aluminosilicates in alkaline environment, modified from ref. 20.