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Structural Irregularities in Hydrous Magnesium Silicates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

W. F. Bradley
W. F. Bradley*
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Illinois State Geological Survey, USA
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Abstract

The crystal structures of chrysotile, antigorite, attapulgite, sepiolite, vermiculite, and montmorillonite are discussed in the light of the degree to which they resemble chlorite.

The proposal is advanced that the perfection of articulation between tetrahedrally and octahedrally coordinated layers is temperature-sensitive, and that the several crystallizations reflect the degree to which difficulty of articulation limits the growth of particular compositions.

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Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 3 , February 1954 , pp. 94 - 102
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Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1954

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Footnotes

Published with the permission of the Chief, Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois.

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