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The Illitization Process in Deeply Buried Shales of the Gulf Coast Area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Norbert Clauer ,
Sylvie Furlan  and
Sam Chaudhuri
Norbert Clauer
Affiliation:
Centre de Géochimie de la Surface, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
Sylvie Furlan
Affiliation:
Centre de Géochimie de la Surface, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
Sam Chaudhuri
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66305, USA
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Keywords

Illitization processK-Ar datingK-feldspar alterationMass transfers
Type
Notes
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , April 1995 , pp. 257 - 259
Copyright
Copyright © 1995, The Clay Minerals Society

Footnotes

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A discussion of Eberl (1993).

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