Clay mineralogy of onshore UK Carboniferous mudrocks

Clay Minerals

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 395-416

  Spears, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Clay minerals; Mudrocks; UK

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CLIMATOLOGY; EROSION; MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

BAUXITIC CLAYS; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBONIFEROUS MUDROCKS; CLAY MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES; FLINT CLAYS; FRAGMENTAL CLAY ROCKS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CARBONIFEROUS; CLAY MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; EROSION; PALEOSOL; ROCK; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748590554     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0009855064110201     Document Type: Review

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