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The formation and mineralogy of bentonites in Azerbaijan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

A. G. Seidov  and
Kh. A. Alizade
A. G. Seidov
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences (A.S.S.R.) Baku, U.S.S.R.
Kh. A. Alizade
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences (A.S.S.R.) Baku, U.S.S.R.
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Abstract

Cretaceous and Eocene bentonites from Azerbaijan have been studied from the standpoint of their occurrence, mode of formation, and mineralogy. The bentonites are shown to be derived from the vitroclastic products of volcanic eruption by transformation in a marine environment.

Type
Research Article
Information
Clay Minerals , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , July 1966 , pp. 157 - 166
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1966

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