Clay minerals in basalt-hawaiite rocks from mururoa atoll (French polynesia). I. mineralogy

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 711-729

  Mas, Antoine ^a   Meunier, Alain ^a   Beaufort, Daniel ^a   Patrier, Patricia ^a   Dudoignon, Patrick ^a  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

Author keywords

Basalt; C S; Celadonite; French polynesia; Glass; Mesostasis; Mururoa; Nontronite; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

CELADONITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLAY ASSEMBLAGES; CONTINUOUS FIELDS; CORRENSITE; ENDMEMBERS; HIGH-CHARGE NONTRONITE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LAYER CHARGE; LOW-GRADE METAMORPHIC; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; NONTRONITES; OCTAHEDRAL CATION; OH GROUP; SMECTITES; SURFACE EXPLORATION;

BASALT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GLASS; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CLAY MINERALS;

ABSORPTION; BASALT; CELADONITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; GLASS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MINERALOGY; NONTRONITE; VESICLE;

EID: 77951767240     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2008.0560611     Document Type: Article

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