Origin and depositional environment of palygorskite and sepiolite from the ypresian phosphatic series, Southwestern Tunisia

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 573-584

  Tlili, A ^a   Felhi, M ^a   Montacer, M ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Authigenesis; Bacterial activity; Palygorskite; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENESIS; AUTHIGENIC; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; FIBROUS CLAY; MATRIX; PALYGORSKITES; SEM; SEM OBSERVATION; SEPIOLITE; SILICIC ACIDS; SMECTITES; TUNISIA;

ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; PH EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY MINERALS;

ALKALINITY; AUTHIGENESIS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DOLOMITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PALYGORSKITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPIOLITE; SILICA;

TUNISIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78349285982     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2010.0580411     Document Type: Article

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