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Colloid Geochemistry of Argillaceous Sediments

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Geochemistry of Colloid Systems

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The term “argillaceous sediments” as used here includes all the more “solid” and “semisolid” (mud) forms of clay—water systems. The important properties of clay minerals, namely, their very small particle size and their high surface energy, are recognizable in the physical and chemical reactions that take place after the particles have settled out (pages 395–396).

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Yariv, S., Cross, H. (1979). Colloid Geochemistry of Argillaceous Sediments. In: Geochemistry of Colloid Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67041-1_11

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