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... clay minerals . Many clay materials are mixtures of more than one clay mineral . One such mixture involves the interstratification of the layer clay minerals where the individual component layers of two or more kinds are stacked in ...
... clay minerals . Many clay materials are mixtures of more than one clay mineral . One such mixture involves the interstratification of the layer clay minerals where the individual component layers of two or more kinds are stacked in ...
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... minerals . Agricul- tural use Trans- formation and neo- formation Ancient use. Zeolitic and bound water The ion - exchange properties of the clay minerals are extremely important because they ... clay minerals are Minerals and Rocks 213.
... minerals . Agricul- tural use Trans- formation and neo- formation Ancient use. Zeolitic and bound water The ion - exchange properties of the clay minerals are extremely important because they ... clay minerals are Minerals and Rocks 213.
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... clay minerals are more soluble in acids than their aluminian counter- parts . Incongruent dissolutions may result ... clay mineral structure . When an acid of higher concentration is used , such stepwise reactions may not be recognizable ...
... clay minerals are more soluble in acids than their aluminian counter- parts . Incongruent dissolutions may result ... clay mineral structure . When an acid of higher concentration is used , such stepwise reactions may not be recognizable ...
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