Determination of the chemical composition of natural illites by analytical electron microscopy

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 569-572

  Rosenberg, Philip E ^a   Hooper, Robert L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

AEM; Bulk analysis; Illite; Sericite; XRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008477155     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1996.0440417     Document Type: Article

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