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The Nature of Illite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

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

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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
Copyright
Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1964

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