Mineralogical study of kaolinitic clays from Sidi El Bader in the far north of Tunisia

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 208-217

  Felhi, M ^a   Tlili, A ^a   Gaied, M E ^a   Montacer, M ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Kaolinite; Morphology; Numidian Flysch; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; COLOR; CRYSTALLIZATION; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE;

ILLITE; KAOLINITIC CLAY; WHITENESS;

KAOLINITE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINITY; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FLYSCH; ILLITE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 42449130962     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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