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Illite and Smectite: Metastable, Stable or Unstable? Further Discussion and a Correction

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Essene, E.J., Peacor, D.R. Illite and Smectite: Metastable, Stable or Unstable? Further Discussion and a Correction. Clays Clay Miner. 45, 116–122 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1997.0450115

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