On the mechanism of exfoliation of 'Vermiculite'

Clay Minerals

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-582

  Hillier, S ^a,b   Marwa, E M M ^c,d   Rice, C M ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

exfoliation; hydrobiotite; hydrogen peroxide; phlogopite; vermiculite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELECTRON-MICROPROBE METHODS; EXFOLIATION; HYDROBIOTITE; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; PARTICLE SIZE DEPENDENCE; PHLOGOPITE; VERMICULITE;

CLAY MINERALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MINERALOGY;

MICA;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORITE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ION EXCHANGE; MICA; PARTICLE SIZE; PHLOGOPITE; VERMICULITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84885224581     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: 14718030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2013.048.4.01     Document Type: Article

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