Healing clays: Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on the preparation of clay-water suspension ("argillic water")

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 181-194

  Tateo, F ^a   Summa, V ^a   Giannossi, M L ^a   Ferraro, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ARGITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digestion; Geophagy; Hazardous elements; Micronutrients; Therapeutic clays

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CENTRIFUGATION; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; POTABLE WATER; QUARTZ; SORPTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRACE ELEMENTS;

SETTLING OF CLAYS; SOLUTE COMPOSITION; THERAPEUTIC CLAYS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; CLAY; CLAY MINERAL; FELDSPAR; GEOPHAGY; QUARTZ; TRACE ELEMENT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 33747103232     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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