Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 56, No. 2, 272–282, 2008.
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Authors
Ufer, K.
Stanjek, H.
Roth, G.
Dohrmann, R.
Kleeberg, R.
Kaufhold, S.
Issue Date
2008
Type
Article
Language
Keywords
Periodicals , Geology , Bentonite , Quantification , Rietveld Analysis , Smectite
Alternative Title
Quantitative Phase Analysis Of Bentonites By The Rietveld Method.
Abstract
Thirty six bentonite samples from 16 different locations were examined in order to demonstrate the applicability of a new Rietveld description approach for quantitative phase analysis. X-ray diffraction patterns of the bulk material were obtained and analyzed by the Rietveld method. The samples contain up to ten different minerals, with dioctahedral smectite as the major component. A model for turbostratic disorder of smectites was formulated inside a structure-description file of the Rietveld program BGMN. The quality of the refinements was checked using an internal standard mineral (10.0 or 20.0 wt.% corundum) and by cross-checking results with X-ray fluorescence (XRF) data. The corundum content was reproduced with only small deviations from the nominal values. A comparison of the chemical composition obtained by XRF and the composition as re-calculated from quantitative Rietveld results shows a satisfactory agreement, although X-ray amorphous components such as volcanic glasses were not considered. As a result of this study, the Rietveld method combined with the new structure model for turbostratic disorder has proven to be a suitable method for routine quantitative analysis of bentonites with smectites as the dominant clay minerals.
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Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 56, No. 2, 272–282, 2008. Quantitative Phase Analysis Of Bentonites By The Rietveld Method. K. Ufer; H. Stanjek; G. Roth; R. Dohrmann; R. Kleeberg; S. Kaufhold. DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2008.0560210. Copyright © 2008, The Clay Minerals Society.
Citation
Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 56, No. 2, 272–282, 2008.
Publisher
The Clay Minerals Society
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