Mineralogical transformations of calcareous rich clays with firing: A comparative study between calcite and dolomite rich clays from Algarve, Portugal

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 345-355

  Trindade, M J ^a   Dias, M I ^a   Coroado, J ^b   Rocha, F ^c  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE TOMAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algarve basin; ; Calcite dolomite rich clays; Firing process; High temperature minerals; Mineralogical transformations

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY PRODUCTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXPLOSIVE ACTUATED DEVICES; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINERALS; OLIVINE; POTASSIUM; SCANNING; SECONDARY EMISSION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALGARVE BASIN; CALCITE/DOLOMITE RICH CLAYS; FIRING PROCESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE MINERALS; MINERALOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; DOLOMITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALGARVE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 56549086558     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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