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Thermal reactions of smectites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

H. G. Midgley  and
K. A. Gross
H. G. Midgley
Affiliation:
Building Research Station, Watford
K. A. Gross
Affiliation:
Defence Standards Laboratory, Victoria, Australia
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Abstract

The thermal dehydration of a series of smectites has been investigated by X-ray methods. It has been found that the rate of collapse of the layers is governed by the type of exchangeable ion present.

The high temperature changes of a new saponite have been investigated. The saponite dehydrates to talc and then to enstatite, the 5·2Å fibre axis remaining constant throughout.

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Research Article
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Clay Minerals Bulletin , Volume 3 , Issue 16 , December 1956 , pp. 79 - 90
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1956

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