Smectite to illite conversion and K-AR ages

Clay Minerals

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Velde, B ^a   Renac, C ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CRSCM CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; LAYER SILICATE; POTASSIUM/ARGON DATING; SMECTITE/ILLITE CONVERSION;

EID: 0029749857     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.1996.031.1.02     Document Type: Article

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