Nature of mixed-layer clays and mechanisms of their formation and alteration

J Środoń - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1999‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Mixed-layer clay minerals are intermediate products of reactions involving pure
end-member clays. They come from natural environments ranging from surface to low-grade …

[ספר][B] Clays

A Meunier - 2005‏ - books.google.com
This book is about the most complete work on the subject of clay minerals thus far
conceived. Its scope is one of basics to general principles to use in real geologic situations …

Nanoparticle-based drilling fluids for minimizing formation damage in HP/HT applications

O Mahmoud, HA Nasr-El-Din, Z Vryzas… - … and exhibition on …, 2016‏ - onepetro.org
Drilling fluid must fulfill various functions with a great impact on the drilling performance.
Drilling fluid invasion can cause formation damage. Good quality mudcakes can prevent …

[PDF][PDF] Clays and clay minerals

F Bergaya, M Jaber, JF Lambert - … : Science, Technology, and …, 2011‏ - medien.ubitweb.de
The term “clay” was used in everyday language long before being imbued with a well-
defined scientific meaning. Therefore, it is not surprising that it carries different connotations …

[ספר][B] Illite: Origins, evolution and metamorphism

A Meunier, BD Velde - 2013‏ - books.google.com
It is our pleasure to present this large body of information and thoughts of many mineral
scientists which has accumulated over decades. Illite is a mineral that has been discovered …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and textural control of high-pressure hydrogen adsorption on expandable and non-expandable clay minerals in geologic conditions

PP Ziemiański, A Derkowski - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Both natural and anthropogenically-generated hydrogen gas occurs in sedimentary rocks
and geotechnical barriers. Due to high-pressure conditions, a significant portion of H 2 can …

Comparison of structural models of mixed-layer illite/smectite and reaction mechanisms of smectite illitization

SP Altaner, RF Ylagan - Clays and Clay Minerals, 1997‏ - cambridge.org
This paper compares mechanisms of the reaction of smectite to illite, in light of structural
models for interstratified illite/smectite (I/S). The crystal structure of I/S has been described …

Illite crystallinity

B Kübler, M Jaboyedoff - Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences …, 2000‏ - Elsevier
The illite-crystallinity (IC) method was developed during the early 1960s, first in Texas and
later in France. It was applied in petroleum exploration to detect diagenetic stages, but …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Egyptian bentonite and nano-bentonite as drilling mud

MI Abdou, AM Al-Sabagh, MM Dardir - Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Nano-particles of bentonite have been prepared by nano-grinding. The nano-bentonite was
characterized by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermal …

Experimental kinetic study of the smectite-to-illite transformation

J Cuadros, J Linares - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1996‏ - Elsevier
The< 20 μm size fraction of a bentonite from the Serrata de Níjar deposit (Almería,
southeastern Spain) was hydrothermally treated to study the kinetics of the smectite-to-illite …