A Ferroan Nontronite from the Red Sea Geothermal System
- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Clays and Clay Minerals
- Vol. 20 (4), 217-223
- https://doi.org/10.1346/ccmn.1972.0200406
Abstract
A smectite rich in ferrous iron and low in aluminum occurs abundantly in the Red Sea Geothermal Deposits, and appear to be forming at present.Chemical analyses and Mössbauer spectra indicate the mineral is intermediate in composition between nontronite and the as yet undescribed trioctahedral ferrous iron end member.Keywords
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