Details Sample Characterization
| Mineral: |
Smectite |
| Reference: |
H17 |
| Deposit: |
El Cortijo de Archidona (Almería, Spain). |
| CEC: |
102.0 ± 4.0 meq/100g |
| Purity: |
93 % |
| Sample characterized via: |
☑ X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
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| Comment: |
Smectite formula given in the reference: [Si7.73Al0.27][Al2.69Fe0.39Mg0.85Ti0.01]O20(OH)4{X+1.2K+0.09}
Smectite clay was obtained from FEBEX bentonite which comes from El Cortijo de
Archidona (Almería, Spain).
FEBEX bentonite is composed by 93% smectite, 2% quartz, 3% plagioclase, 1% cristobalite and traces of calcite, potassium feldspar and tridymite.
CEC from Huertas F, Fuentes-Santillana JL, Jullien F, Rivas P, Linares J, Fariña P, Ghoreychi M, Jockwer N, Kickmaier W, Martínez M., Samper J, Alonso E, Elorza FJ. 2000. FEBEX project final report. EUR 19147. Madrid (Spain). |
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1 data sets were retrieved
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