Preferred orientation of phyllosilicates in Gulf Coast mudstones and relation to the smectite-illite transition

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 495-504

  Ho, Nei Che ^a   Peacor, Donald R ^a   Van Der Pluijm, Ben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf Coast; Phyllosilicates; Preferred orientation; Smectite illite transition

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; GONIOMETERS; LITHOLOGY; TEXTURES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ILLITE; PHYLLOSILICATE; SMECTITE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

ILLITE; MUDSTONE; ORIENTATION; PHYLLOSILICATE; SMECTITE;

GULF COAST; UNITED STATES;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032720536     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/ccmn.1999.0470412     Document Type: Article

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