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The illite in some Old Red Sandstone soils and sediments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

R. C. Mackenzie
R. C. Mackenzie*
Affiliation:
The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen
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Summary

An illite separated from an Upper Old Red Sandstone sediment at Denholm Hill Quarry, Roxburghshire, when examined by optical, X-ray, and chemical methods, appeared to be closely similar to Fithian illite. Its composition was , where M+ for the Ca-saturated sample was [(H3O)0·58Ca0·10Na0·06K1·12]. The differential thermal curve showed two peaks: one at 550° C. and the other at 600° C. (i.e. somewhat intermediate between the Fithian and Ballater illites). The dehydration curve was also intermediate. Electron-microscope examination showed rather better crystallization than in Fithian illite. The possible reasons for variation of the illite peak temperature are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 239 , December 1957 , pp. 681 - 689
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1957

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