Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of clay deposits from South Abarkouh district of clay deposit (Central Iran) and their applications

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 601-614

  Mahjoor, Amir Sasan ^a,b   Karimi, M ^a   Rastegarlari, A ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Applications; Clay; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; REE; South Abarkouh

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY; CLAY ALTERATION; CLAY MINERALS; DEPOSITS; EUROPIUM; EUROPIUM COMPOUNDS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; METEORITES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SCANDIUM; SEDIMENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL INDEX OF ALTERATIONS; CHEMICAL INDICES; DISCRIMINATION DIAGRAM; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOUTH ABARKOUH;

CLAY DEPOSITS;

EID: 63049095689     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.601.614     Document Type: Article

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