Mineral: |
Illite |
Reference: |
LAWJ03 |
Supplier: |
CSIRO Division of Land and Water (Australia) |
Trade Name: |
Unknown |
Deposit: |
Muloorina (South Australia) |
Preparation: |
sieved (<106µm) and dialyzed against Milli-Q water, freeze-dried |
Crystallinity: |
crystals uniform in size and shape |
Dimension: |
average face diameter 95 nm (range 40-150 nm), average edge thickness 15 nm (range 10-20 nm) |
Sample characterized via: |
☑ X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
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Comment: |
corresponded to illite-2#2, no halite or iron oxide phase, small quantity of quartz; XRF: 58% SiO2, 18% Al2O3, 12% Fe2O3, 7% K2O, 4% MgO; Si:Al:Fe=6:2:1 |
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