TEM study of the mechanism of transformation of detrital kaolinite and muscovite to illite/smectite in sediments of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 923-934

  Giorgetti, G ^a   Mata, M P ^a   Peacor, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

I S; Kaolinite; Muscovite; TEM; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DISSOLUTION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; MICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LAYER INTERFACES; MUSCOVITE; MUSCOVITE-CHLORITE; SALTON SEA GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; SCIENTIFIC DRILLING; SIMULTANEOUS TRANSFORMATIONS; TEMPERATURE INTERVALS; TRANSFORMATION;

KAOLINITE;

CLAY MINERAL; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; MINERAL ALTERATION; MUSCOVITE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SMECTITE;

CALIFORNIA; SALTON SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033789976     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/12/5/0923     Document Type: Article

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