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Morphology of Zeolites in Sedimentary Rocks by Scanning Electron Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

Frederick A. Mumpton  and
W. Clayton Ormsby
Frederick A. Mumpton
Affiliation:
Department of the Earth Sciences, State University College, Brockport, NY 14420, U.S.A.
W. Clayton Ormsby
Affiliation:
Office of Research, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC 20590, U.S.A.
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Abstract

In the nearly 2000 occurrences of zeolites in sedimentary rocks of volcanic origin about 15 zeolite minerals have been identified. The mode of occurrence of six of these, clinoptilolite, erionite, chabazite, phillipsite, analcime, and mordenite, is described, and their morphology is illustrated with scanning electron micrographs.

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Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 1976 , pp. 1 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 The Clay Minerals Society

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