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The Preparation of Thin Sections of Clays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. A. Catt  and
P. C. Robinson
J. A. Catt
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Hull University.
P. C. Robinson
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Hull University.
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Abstract

Methods of impregnating clays with the cement Lakeside 70C and two resins of the Araldite range are described and some details of the techniques of mounting and grinding specimens are included.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 98 , Issue 6 , December 1961 , pp. 511 - 514
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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