We present two computing tools, ClayTherm and ISTherm, devoted to the estimation of the
thermodynamic properties of both anhydrous and hydrated clay minerals (ClayTherm), and …

Interactions between organic matter (OM) and clay minerals have received considerable
attention in previous studies. The inflence of OM on smectite illitization has been analyzed …

Although influence of organic matter (OM) on smectite illitization has received considerable
attention in previous studies, the effect of different OM types on smectite illitization …

Shale reservoirs often undergo intense clay mineral transformation, which plays a crucial
role in the formation and evolution of pores. The reservoir lithofacies types of Da'anzhai …

The advent of modern transmission electron microscopes has revolutionized the classic field
of clay mineralogy. Its application to the study of dioctahedral phyllosilicates, illite-smectite in …

For a series of mixed-layer illite-smectite (IS) minerals from a drillhole near the Kakkonda
geothermal field, one-dimensional structure analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) was …

Smectite illitization is an important diagenetic phenomenon of mudstones, but only rarely
has the influence of organic matter (OM) on this process been examined. In the present …

Kaolinite is both a blessing and a curse. As an important industrial mineral commodity,
kaolinite clays are extensively used in the paper, ceramic, paint, plastic and rubber …

The illitization of a K-smectite in 0.5 molal KCl solution at 300° C and vapour saturation was
studied to determine the nature of layers in interstratified run products formed in solutions …

Interstratification—periodic or nonperiodic stacking of two different silicate layers along ac∗-
axis—is common in phyllosilicates. Published evidence indicates that some interstratified …