Kaolin minerals from Chinmen Island (Quemoy)

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 130-137

  Chen, Pei Yuan ^a   Wang, Ming Kuang ^b   Yang, Deng Shiu ^b   Chang, Shyun Sheng ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinmen Island; Halloysite; Kaolin deposits; Kaolinite

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PRODUCTS; CLAY; DEFECTS; ROCKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARGILLIZATION; PSEUDO HEXAGONAL PLATELETS;

KAOLIN;

INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; KAOLIN; MINERAL DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHERING;

ASIA; CHINMEN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 1842557345     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2004.0520112     Document Type: Article

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