Coexistence of halloysite and kaolinite - A study on the genesis of kaolin clays of Campo Alegre Basin, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 665-681

  De Oliveira, Marisa T G ^a   Furtado, Sandra M A ^b   Formoso, Milton L L ^a   Eggleton, Richard A ^c   Dani, Norberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay genesis; Halloysite; Halloysite morphology; Kaolin; Kaolinite; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 37048998756     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652007000400008     Document Type: Article

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