A reinvestigation of smectite illitization in experimental hydrothermal conditions: Results from X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy

American Mineralogist

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-223

  Ferrage, Eric ^a,b   Vidal, Olivier ^c   Mosser Ruck, Régine ^d   Cathelineau, Michel ^d   Cuadros, Javier ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Illitization; Smectite; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METASTABLE PHASES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DISSOLUTION-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTIVITY; ILLITIZATION; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PROGRESSIVE REACTIONS; SMECTITE ILLITIZATION; SMECTITES;

CLAY MINERALS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ILLITE; ILLITIZATION; MONTMORILLONITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SMECTITE; SOLID SOLUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 79251575583     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2011.3587     Document Type: Article

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