Synthesis of illite-smectite from smectite at Earth surface temperatures and high pH
Clay Minerals
By: D. D. Eberl, Bruce Velde, and T. C. McCormick
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Abstract
It is well known that illite-smectite can form from smectite at elevated temperatures in natural and experimental systems. However, the conversion of smectite to illite-smectite is also found in some natural systems that have never been heated. The present experiments show that illite layers can form from smectite by chemical reaction at 35° and 60°C at high solution pH. The rate of this reaction is accelerated by wetting and drying.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Synthesis of illite-smectite from smectite at Earth surface temperatures and high pH |
| Series title | Clay Minerals |
| DOI | 10.1180/claymin.1993.028.1.06 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 49 |
| Last page | 60 |
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