Mineralogy of sydney building sandstones in relation to geotechnical properties - 1: Relation of quantitative X-ray diffraction data to other chemical and petrographic indicators

Australian Geomechanics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 53-69

  Swanson, Jeni ^a   Ward, Colin R ^a   Franklin, Brenda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MAINTENANCE; MINERALS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; FUNDAMENTAL CONTROL; GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; HERITAGE BUILDINGS; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE X RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION METHOD;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 26944495000     PISSN: 08189110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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