Mineralogical and chemical characterization of the sepiolite / Mg-smectite deposit at Mara (Calatayud basin, Spain)

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 367-383

  Mayayo, Ma José ^a   Torres Ruíz, José ^b   González López, José Manuel ^a   López Galindo, Alberto ^b   Bauluz, Blanca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calatayud basin; Mg smectite; Palygorskite; Sepiolite; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATES; APATITE; CALCITE; CARBON; DEPOSITS; FELDSPAR; FERTILIZERS; KAOLINITE; MOLAR RATIO; OXYGEN; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZEOLITES;

CALATAYUD BASIN; PALYGORSKITES; SEPIOLITE; SMECTITES; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEPIOLITE; SMECTITE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0031874631     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/10/2/0367     Document Type: Article

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