Geological aspects and genesis of bentonites

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Christidis, George E ^a   Huff, Warren D ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Clay; Cryptic variation; Glass alteration; Smectite; Stratigraphie correlation

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CLAY ALTERATION; DEPOSITS;

BENTONITE DEPOSITS; CRYPTIC VARIATION; GEODYNAMIC EVOLUTION; GLASS ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; MACROSCOPIC SCALE; ROCK CHEMISTRIES; SMECTITES;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CLAY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SMECTITE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EID: 67649277709     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.2.93     Document Type: Article

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