Crystal-size distributions of clays during episodic diagenesis: The Salton Sea Geothermal System

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 371-380

  Kim, Jin Wook ^a   Peacor, Donald R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed system; Episodic diagenesis; Illite; Log normal distribution; Open system; Ostwald ripening; TEM

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EPISODIC DIAGENESIS; GRAIN-SIZE HISTOGRAMS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIAGENESIS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRAIN SIZE; ILLITE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036622989     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/000986002760833747     Document Type: Article

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