Semi-quantitative assessment of clay content in sedimentary rocks using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-364

  Kessler, Franz L ^a   Nagarajan, R ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CLASTIC SEDIMENTS; CLAY CONTENT; CLAY FRACTIONS; GAMMA-RAY EMISSION; HARD ROCKS; INDUSTRIAL QUALITY; MINERAL COMPOSITION; PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; QUASI-LINEAR; ROCK MATRIX; ROCK STRENGTH;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLAY MINERALS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; RATING; RUBIDIUM; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CLAY; CLAY MINERAL; CORRELATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIMESTONE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRENGTH;

EID: 84859984592     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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