Thermal analysis and thermal reactions of smectites: a review of methodology, mechanisms, and kinetics

A Derkowski, A Kuligiewicz - Clays and Clay Minerals, 2022 - cambridge.org
Smectites are a group of minerals traditionally analyzed by thermal methods due to their
exceptionally large adsorbed-water contents and the presence of OH groups, which makes …

The influence of clay mineralogy on formation damage in North Sea reservoir sandstones: A review with illustrative examples

L Wilson, MJ Wilson, J Green, I Patey - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper critically reviews the clay mineralogy of reservoir sandstones in the North Sea, as
assessed from peer-reviewed papers in the literature as well as from the authors' personal …

Silica diagenesis, porosity evolution, and mechanical behavior in siliceous mudstones, Mowry Shale (Cretaceous), Rocky Mountains, USA

KL Milliken, T Olson - Journal of Sedimentary Research, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Quartz in mudstones of the Mowry Shale (Cretaceous, Rocky Mountain region) takes several
forms: extrabasinal detrital silt (some with transported overgrowths), replacement of skeletal …

Distinguishing Features and Identification Criteria for K-Dioctahedral 1M Micas (Illite-Aluminoceladonite and Illite-Glauconite-Celadonite Series) from Middle-Infrared …

BB Zviagina, VA Drits, OV Dorzhieva - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
A representative collection of K-dioctahedral 1 M micas ranging in composition from (Mg, Fe)-
poor illites to aluminoceladonites through Mg-rich illites (Fe-poor varieties) and from Fe …

Diagenetic variation at the lamina scale in lacustrine organic-rich shales: Implications for hydrocarbon migration and accumulation

C Liang, Y Cao, K Liu, Z Jiang, J Wu, F Hao - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lacustrine carbonate-rich shales are well developed within the Mesozoic-Cenozoic strata of
the Bohai Bay Basin (BBB) of eastern China and across southeast Asia. Develo** an …

Quartz types in the Upper Pennsylvanian organic‐rich Cline Shale (Wolfcamp D), Midland Basin, Texas: Implications for silica diagenesis, porosity evolution and rock …

J Peng, KL Milliken, Q Fu - Sedimentology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The origin and form of quartz in mudrocks has significant implications for interpretation of
depositional environments, diagenetic pathways, mechanisms of porosity reduction and rock …

Bioreduction of Fe-bearing clay minerals and their reactivity toward pertechnetate (Tc-99)

ME Bishop, H Dong, RK Kukkadapu, C Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
99Technetium (99Tc) is a fission product of uranium-235 and plutonium-239 and poses a
high environmental hazard due to its long half-life (t1/2= 2.13× 105y), abundance in nuclear …

Origin and significance of authigenic quartz and albite in lacustrine calcareous fine-grained sedimentary rocks

Z **ong, Y Cao, C Liang, K Liu, G Wang, R Zhu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Generally, researchers believe that authigenic quartz precipitates in acidic medium and
authigenic albite precipitates in alkaline medium. However, the lacustrine carbonate-rich …

Intrinsic hydrophobicity of smectite basal surfaces quantitatively probed by molecular dynamics simulations

M Szczerba, AG Kalinichev, M Kowalik - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The siloxane surface of uncharged clays is known to be hydrophobic, which is supported by
strong experimental and theoretical evidence. For the siloxane surface of charged clays, like …

Tightly bound water in smectites

A Kuligiewicz, A Derkowski - American Mineralogist, 2017 - degruyter.com
Smectites are able to retain molecular tightly bound water (TBW) at temperatures above
100° C, even after prolonged drying. The presence of TBW affects the stable isotope ratios …