Mg-smectite authigenesis in a marine evaporative environment, Salina Ometepec, Baja California

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 252-268

  Hover, Victoria C ^a,b   Walter, Lynn M ^a   Peacor, Donald R ^a   Martini, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; Early diagenesis; Hypersaline brines; K smectite; Mg smectite; Salina ometepec; Saponite; Trioctahedral smectite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNESIUM DEPOSITS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEDIMENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BAJA CALIFORNIA; DIAGENESIS; HYPERSALINE BRINES; SALINA OMETEPEC; SAPONITE; SELECTED AREA DIFFRACTION; SMECTITE; TRIOCTAHEDRAL SMECTITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

AUTHIGENESIS; EVAPORITE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SMECTITE;

BAJA CALIFORNIA STATE; MEXICO;

SALINA;

EID: 0032884171     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470302     Document Type: Article

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