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Electron diffraction and the study of ferrihydrite coatings on kaolinite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

Angela A. Jones  and
A. M. Saleh
Angela A. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AQ
A. M. Saleh
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AQ
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Abstract

Selected-area electron diffraction has been used to examine ferrihydrite coatings on kaolinite crystals and is shown to provide a sensitive means of detection. It also gives better diffraction patterns of ferrihydrite than does XRD and the patterns sometimes give additional indications of the crystal size. It is suggested that the technique may be useful in examining other coatings on soils and clays.

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Research Article
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Clay Minerals , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 1986 , pp. 85 - 92
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1986

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