Assessment of rock quality variability due to smectitic alteration in basalt using X-ray diffraction analysis

Engineering Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-32

  Houston, Edward C ^a   Smith, John V ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Atterberg limits; Basalt; Engineering quality; Smectitic alteration; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CORE SAMPLES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ATTERBERG LIMITS; ROCK QUALITY VARIABILITY; SMECTITIC ALTERATION INDEX;

BASALT;

ALTERATION; ATTERBERG LIMIT; BASALT; ROCK QUALITY; SMECTITIC ALTERATION INDEX;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, BLAKEBROOK QUARRY;

EID: 0031103825     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00067-1     Document Type: Article

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