Crystallochemical characterization of the palygorskite and sepiolite from the Allou Kagne deposit, Senegal

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 606-617

  Garcia Romero E ^a   Suarez M ^b   Santaren J ^c   Alvarez, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c TOLSA Ctra Vallecas Mejorada del Campo   (Spain)

Author keywords

AEM TEM; Allou Kagne deposits; Crystal chemistry; Palygorskite; SAED; Senegal; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; TEXTURES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PALYGORSKITE; SEPIOLITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; PALYGORSKITE; QUARTZ; SEPIOLITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 38549089184     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2007.0550608     Document Type: Article

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