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... clay minerals are extremely important because they determine the physical characteristics and economic use of the minerals . Clay - water relations . Clay materials contain water in several forms . The water may be held in pores and may ...
... clay minerals are extremely important because they determine the physical characteristics and economic use of the minerals . Clay - water relations . Clay materials contain water in several forms . The water may be held in pores and may ...
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... clay minerals are more soluble in acids than their aluminian counter- parts . Incongruent dissolutions may result from reactions in a low - acid - concentration medium where the acid first attacks the adsorbed or interlayer cations and ...
... clay minerals are more soluble in acids than their aluminian counter- parts . Incongruent dissolutions may result from reactions in a low - acid - concentration medium where the acid first attacks the adsorbed or interlayer cations and ...
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... Clays composed of a mixture of clay minerals , in which illite is most abundant , are used in the manufacture of brick , tile , stoneware , and glazed products . In addition to its use in the ceramic indus- try , kaolinite is utilized ...
... Clays composed of a mixture of clay minerals , in which illite is most abundant , are used in the manufacture of brick , tile , stoneware , and glazed products . In addition to its use in the ceramic indus- try , kaolinite is utilized ...
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