Comparison of Kombelcha and Bombowha kaolins of Ethiopia

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-164

  Fentaw, Haile Michael ^a   Mengistu, Tibebu ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ETHIOPIA   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; MINERALOGY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE; VITRIFICATION; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HALLOYSITE;

KAOLIN;

CLAY MINERAL; HALLOYSITE; KAOLINITE;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0032147713     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(98)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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