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The Bentonites from the Volcanic Region of Cabo de Gata (Almeria)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

J. L. Martin-Vivaldi ,
J. Cano-Ruiz  and
J. M. Fontbote
J. L. Martin-Vivaldi
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Instituto de Edafologia y Fisiología Vegetal, Granada, Spain
J. Cano-Ruiz
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Instituto de Edafologia y Fisiología Vegetal, Granada, Spain
J. M. Fontbote
Affiliation:
Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Instituto de Edafologia y Fisiología Vegetal, Granada, Spain
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Abstract

The smectic clay from Sierra de Gata, Cabo de Gata region, Almería, Spain, is montmor-illonoidal like the smectic clay from Serrata de Nijar in the same region. These clays are formed by alteration of calco-alkaline volcanic rocks by marine and/or hydrothermal action.

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Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 4 , February 1955 , pp. 181 - 184
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Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1955

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