Mineralogy, grain-size distribution and geotechnical behavior of Champlain clay core samples, Quebec

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1625-1636

  Berry, Richard W ^a   Torrance, J Kenneth ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Champlain Sea; Expandable clays; Geotechnical behavior; Leda clay; Mineralogy; Oxide minerals; Quebec; Size fractionation; Tectosilicates

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; MINERALOGY; SWELLING;

CANADA;

EID: 20644439325     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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