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Guide to Field Trip of Fourth National Clay Conference: Clay Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks

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J. C. Griffiths ,
T. F. Bates  and
H. W. Shadle
J. C. Griffiths
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
T. F. Bates
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
H. W. Shadle
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Clay minerals occur most commonly as constituents of sedimentary rocks and nearly all the clay mineral species, with the possible exception of nacrite, have been found in sediments. Different clay minerals occur in different kinds of sediments and may be used as one criterion for classifying sediments and interpreting their genesis.

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Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 4 , February 1955 , pp. 1 - 20
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Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1955

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Contribution no. 55–67 from the College of Mineral Industries, The Pennsylvania State University.

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