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The Nature of Illite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

H. E. Gaudette ,
J. L. Eades  and
R. E. Grim
H. E. Gaudette
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
J. L. Eades
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
R. E. Grim
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

Chemical composition, X-ray diffraction and other analytical data of a series of samples of clays that are composed essentially of illite are presented. The physical properties of these samples are given and related to variations in the composition and character of the illites.

Data indicate that these illites have less potassium than well-crystallized micas and some of them are not essentially mixed-layer structures, It is concluded, therefore, that illite is not necessarily a mixed-layer material.

Type
Symposium on Structural Aspects of Layer Silicate
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 13 , February 1964 , pp. 33 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1964

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