Phase analysis of clays using an expert system and calculation programs for X-ray diffraction by two- and three-component mixed-layer minerals

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-62

  Plancon A ^a   Drits, V A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Clay Analysis; Expert System; Mixed Layer Minerals; Phase Analysis; XRD

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MIXED-LAYER MINERALS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXPERT SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037796177     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2000.0480107     Document Type: Article

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