Quantification of amphibole content in expanded vermiculite products from Libby, Montana U.S.A. using powder X-ray diffraction

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 1448-1451

  Sanchez, Matthew S ^a   Gunter, Mickey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Asbestos; Powder X ray diffraction; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CALIBRATION; CLAY MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLE; CALIBRATION CURVES; CALIBRATION METHOD; EXPANDED VERMICULITE; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; REGULATORY AGENCIES; VERMICULITE;

X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VERMICULITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

LIBBY; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748567435     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.2299     Document Type: Article

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