Characterization of clay mineral fractions in tuffisitic kimberlite breccias by X-ray diffraction

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 397-406

  Morkel, J ^a   Kruger, S J ^b   Vermaak, M K G ^c  

^a De Beers ^*  (South Africa)

^b MINTEK   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DISINTEGRATION; KIMBERLITE; SMECTITE;

ETHYLENE; GLYCOLS; HEAT TREATMENT; MINERALOGY; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 33747037579     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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