Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2024
The changes occurring in fully hydrated halloysite during dehydration have been studied by X-ray diffraction at relative humidities that ranged from 0 to 100 percent. From the results of this study it has been concluded that: (1) layers dehydrate randomly, but instantaneously; (2) the diffraction from an individual crystallite is governed by the ratio of hydrated to dehydrated layers present; and (3) halloysite dehydrated to any degree shows no detectable rehydration when exposed to 100 percent relative humidity for 2 months.
Published with permission of the State Geologist, Indiana Department of Conservation, Geological Survey.