Crystal-chemical changes of mixed-layer kaolinite-smectite with progressive kaolinization, as investigated by TEM-AEM and HRTEM

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 742-750

  Cuadros, Javier ^a   Nieto, Fernando ^b   Wing Dudek, Teresa ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

HRTEM; Kaolinite smectite; Solid state transformation; TEM AEM

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KAOLINITE; MORPHOLOGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES;

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL VARIATIONS; HRTEM; OCTAHEDRAL COMPOSITION; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; SMECTITES; SOLID STATE TRANSFORMATIONS; TRANSFORMATION MECHANISMS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KAOLINITE; SMECTITE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 74349114816     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2009.0570607     Document Type: Article

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