Bentonites
Geology, mineralogy, properties and uses
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 22. September 2011
255 pages
978-0-08-086936-0 (ISBN)
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- Front Cover
- Bentonites: Geology, Mineralogy, Properties and Uses
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
- References
- Chapter 2. METHODS OF INVESTIGATIONS
- 2.1. X-ray diffraction analysis
- 2.2. Atomic absorption spectroscopy
- 2.3. Electron-optical methods
- References
- Chapter 3. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND MINERALOGICAL STUDIES OF MAJOR BENTONITE OCCURRENCES
- 3.1. Bentonites in the United States of America
- 3.2. Bentonites in the Western Hemisphere (excluding those in the U.S.A.)
- 3.3. Bentonites in Africa
- 3.4. Bentonites in European and eastern Mediterranean countries
- 3.5. Bentonites in U.S.S.R., Asia, and the Southwest Pacific
- 3.6. Origin of Bentonites
- 3.7. Crystal growth aspects of smectite morphology
- 3.8. Chemical variations in the montmorillonite-beidellite series
- 3.9. Summary of geology and mineralogy of bentonites
- Chapter 4. SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION STUDIES ON MUSCOVITE, BEIDELLITE, AND MONTMORILLONITE
- 4.1. Interference function
- 4.2. Selected area electron diffraction on muscovite
- 4.3. Crystal structure of beidellite
- 4.4. Crystal structure of montmorillonite
- Chapter 5. PROPERTIES AND USES OF BENTONITE
- 5.1. General statement
- 5.2. Properties related to ceramics
- 5.3. Properties related to uses in foundry molding sands
- 5.4. Properties related to uses in the Petroleum industry
- 5.5. Miscellaneous uses of bentonites
- 5.6. Properties related to engineering applications
- 5.7. Properties related to agricultural use
- References
- INDEX
