Characterization for industrial applications of clays from Lembo deposit, Mount Bana (Cameroon)

Clay Minerals

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-435

  Pialy, P ^a   Nkoumbou, C ^a,c   Villieras F ^c   Razafitianamaharavo, A ^c   Barres, O ^c   Pelletier, M ^c   Ollivier, G ^c   Bihannic, I ^c   Njopwouo, D ^a   Yvon, J ^c   Bonnet, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Ecole Nationale Superieure de Ceramique Industrielle   (France)

^c Nancy University   (France)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Characterization; Clay materials; Industrial applications

Indexed keywords

CAMEROON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLAY MATERIALS; FE CONTENT; HALLOYSITE; KAOLINITIC CLAY; MAGHEMITES; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; SANIDINES; SULPHATES; WHITENESS INDEX;

BARIUM; BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLAY DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IRON ORES; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CLAY;

CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; COLOR; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MINERALOGY; ORTHOGNEISS; SURFACE AREA; VOLCANIC ROCK;

BANA MOUNTAIN; CAMEROON;

EID: 77249096528     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: 14718030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2008.043.3.07     Document Type: Article

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