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Compositional Variations in Smectites: Part I. Alteration of Intermediate Volcanic Rocks. A Case Study from Milos Island, Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

G. Christidis  and
A. C. Dunham
G. Christidis
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LEI 7RH, UK
A. C. Dunham
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LEI 7RH, UK
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Abstract

The chemistry of smectites from some bentonite deposits derived from intermediate rocks has been examined by electron microprobe methods. A large variation in chemical composition within very short distances, principally controlled by a well-defined negative relationship between Si and A1, and between A1VI and Fe 3+ and A1VI and Mg has been observed. On the other hand, Mg does not vary systematically with either Si or Fe3+. In several bentonites beidellite coexists with montmorillonite and there is a compositional transition between the two smectite minerals, implying the existence of a possible solid-solution series. This transition occurs only when Cheto-type montmorillonites are present, being absent for Wyoming-type montmorillonites. No compositional transition between Wyoming-and Cheto-type montmorillonite was observed. It is believed that the compositional variations reflect initial chemical gradients originated during the devitrification of the volcanic glass, due to the migration of chemical components.

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Clay Minerals , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 255 - 273
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1993

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