Origin and geochemical evolution of the Nuevo Montecastelo kaolin deposit (Galicia, NW Spain)

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Fernandez Caliani J C ^a   Galan E ^b   Aparicio, P ^b   Miras, A ^b   Marquez M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian massif; Kaolin; Stable isotopes; Trace elements; Variscan granitoids

Indexed keywords

FINE FRACTION; GALICIA; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; GIBBSITES; GRANITOIDS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; K-FELDSPAR; KAOLIN DEPOSITS; KAOLINIZATION; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MASS BALANCE; METEORIC WATERS; MINERAL COMPOSITION; NW SPAIN; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE DATA; STABLE ISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL ORDERS; SUPERGENE; VARISCAN; VARISCAN GRANITOIDS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CESIUM; CLAY DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICA; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; QUARTZ; RUBIDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIUM;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITOID; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KAOLIN; MASS BALANCE; MICA; MINERALOGY; MOBILIZATION; PETROLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; IBERIAN MASSIF; SPAIN;

EID: 77955052685     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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