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Experimental Clay-Mineral Formation from a Subvolcanic Rock by Interaction with 1 M NaOH Solution at Room Temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

A. Drief ,
F. Nieto  and
A. Sanchez-Navas
A. Drief
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Granada-C.S.I.C, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, 18002 Granada, Spain
F. Nieto*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Granada-C.S.I.C, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, 18002 Granada, Spain
A. Sanchez-Navas
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Granada-C.S.I.C, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, 18002 Granada, Spain
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: fnieto@goliat.ugr.es
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Abstract

The alteration process of a subvolcanic rock with calcic plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine as major components was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and analytical and transmission electron microscopy (TEM/AEM). Experimental interaction with 1 M NaOH solution led to the formation of dioctahedral beidellite to Fe-rich montmorillonite after 1 and 3 d of reaction. This range of smectite composition is similar to that from natural subvolcanic-derived soil formed from the same parent material. After 14 d of reaction, a berthierine-smectite (B-S) interstratified clay had partially replaced the smectite. Although, the presence of smectite interlayers prevented analysis of pure berthierine, berthierine-rich BS interstratifications have a composition similar to pure berthierine. After 40 d, the alteration process led to a 7-Å S interstratification whose composition falls between greenalite and lizardite. A series of amorphous materials were also found in the 14 and 40-d experiments. The most abundant of these is a Si-CaFe-rich material, whose chemical composition approaches that of the starting rock. In contrast, two other amorphous materials had a smectitic composition.

Keywords

AEM AnalysisBerthierineInterstratificationLizarditeNaOH SolutionSmectite
Type
Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 92 - 106
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Copyright © 2001, The Clay Minerals Society

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