Structure of mixed-layer kaolinite-smectite and smectite-to-kaolinite transformation mechanism from synthesis experiments

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-192

  Dudek, Teresa ^a,b   Cuadros, Javier ^a   Huertas, Javier ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystal synthesis; DTA; Electron microscopy; IR spectroscopy; Kaolinite; Kaolinite smectite; Mixed layering; TGA; XRD data

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLAY ALTERATION; CORUNDUM; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL SYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; MIXED LAYERING; REACTION CONDITIONS; SMECTITES; SYNTHESIS EXPERIMENT; TETRAHEDRAL SHEETS; TRANSFORMATION MECHANISMS;

KAOLINITE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; KAOLINITE; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION KINETICS; SMECTITE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33846407631     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2218     Document Type: Article

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