Smectite formation in submarine hydrothermal sediments: Samples from the HMS Challenger expedition (1872-1876)

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-164

  Cuadros, Javier ^a   Dekov, Vesselin M ^b   Arroyo, Xabier ^c,d   Nieto, Fernando ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

HMS challenger; Metalliferous sediments; Smectite formation; TEM AEM

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; DIFFRACTION RINGS; FE/MN RATIO; FORMATION MECHANISM; HMS CHALLENGER; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL SEDIMENTS; LATTICE FRINGES; METALLIFEROUS SEDIMENTS; MINERAL PHASIS; MINERAL REACTIONS; NATURAL HISTORY; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SEM-EDX; SMECTITES; TEM-AEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; X-RAY AMORPHOUS SILICA; XRD;

ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS SILICON; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; MANGANESE OXIDE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATES; SUBMARINES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CLAY MINERALS;

CALCITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SMECTITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79960668428     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: 15528367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2011.0590204     Document Type: Article

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