Natural acid sulphate alteration in bentonites (Cabo de Gata, Almeria, SE Spain)

Clay Minerals

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-107

  Martinez J A ^a   De Cisneros, C Jiménez ^a   Caballero, E ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate alteration; Bentonites; Cabo de Gata; Smectite; Spain

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR;

METEORIC ALTERATION; PYROCLASTIC ROCK;

BENTONITE;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ALUNITE; BENTONITE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; JAROSITE; KAOLINITE; LEACHATE; MINERAL ALTERATION; OUTCROP; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SMECTITE;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; CABO DE GATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

PIERIDAE;

EID: 34249297093     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2007.042.1.07     Document Type: Article

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