Facies dependence of the mineralogy and geochemistry of altered volcanic ash beds: an example from Permian-Triassic transition strata in southwestern China

H Hong, TJ Algeo, Q Fang, L Zhao, K Ji, K Yin… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Factors controlling variations in the clay mineralogy and geochemical composition of
volcanic ash beds deposited in different types of depositional environments remain …

Evaluation of the medicinal use of clay minerals as antibacterial agents

LB Williams, SE Haydel - International geology review, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Natural clays have been used to heal skin infections since the earliest recorded history.
Recently, our attention was drawn to a clinical use of French green clay (rich in Fe‐smectite) …

An experimental study of the solubility and speciation of niobium in fluoride-bearing aqueous solutions at elevated temperature

A Timofeev, AA Migdisov, AE Williams-Jones - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
The solubility of Nb 2 O 5 and the speciation of niobium in HF-bearing aqueous solutions
have been determined at temperatures of 150, 200, and 250° C and saturated water …

Geological aspects and genesis of bentonites

GE Christidis, WD Huff - Elements, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Bentonites are clay rocks consisting predominantly of smectite. They form mainly from
alteration of pyroclastic and/or volcaniclastic rocks. Extensive deposits, linked to large …

[HTML][HTML] Geotectonic settings of Variscan explosive volcanism in the light of Famennian tuffites provenance from southern Poland

A Pisarzowska, M Paszkowski, K Kołtonik… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pyroclastic horizons are common in the middle–upper Famennian carbonate and siliceous
successions located near the Rhenohercynian margins of Laurussia and the Variscian …

Physical and chemical properties of some bentonite deposits of Kimolos Island, Greece

GE Christidis - Applied Clay Science, 1998 - Elsevier
Bentonite deposits of Kimolos Island, Aegean, Greece were investigated in order to
determine their physical and chemical properties. Testing included measurement of CEC …

The signature of river-and wind-borne materials exported from Patagonia to the southern latitudes: a view from REEs and implications for paleoclimatic interpretations

DM Gaiero, PJ Depetris, JL Probst, SM Bidart… - Earth and Planetary …, 2004 - Elsevier
Riverine and wind-borne materials transferred from Patagonia to the SW Atlantic exhibit a
homogeneous rare earth element (REE) signature. They match well with the REE …

Industrial clays

GE Christidis - 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Clays have been used by man since prehistoric times. Initially they were used almost
exclusively in the fabrication of ceramics; nowadays they find numerous industrial and …

Volcanic sources and diagenetic alteration of Permian–Triassic boundary K-bentonites in Guizhou Province, South China

H Hong, L Zhao, Q Fang, TJ Algeo, C Wang… - Palaeogeography …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Terrestrial Permian–Triassic boundary (PTB) sequences in South China usually
contain one to three ash beds (K-bentonites), which provide evidence of a possible trigger …

Integrated approach for geothermal exploration: Case study from Salar area (Afyonkarahisar, Turkey)

A Yıldız, M Kozak, C Başaran, Ö Özyıldırım - Geothermics, 2024 - Elsevier
The intense investment demand in the geothermal sector in Afyonkarahisar province in
recent years has enabled the utilization of geothermal waters such as district heating and …