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Record 1 1977-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

A trioctahedral montmorillonoid derived from biotite in soil-clay at Carden Wood, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A mixed alteration product previously described without name by G.F. Walker.

OBS

MacEwan (1954) has described (...) a clay (cardenite) from Scottish soils. (...) On the basis of this formula both the octahedral and tetrahedral sheets have vacancies. It is unlikely that this structural formula accurately describes a single mineral species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Minéral trioctaédrique de type saponite présentant un déficit de cations en couche octaédrique.

Spanish

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