Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan

X-ray diffractograms show that randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite are the clay minerals present in the upper morphological horizons of the weathering profile, while illite is the only clay mineral present in the lowest morphological horizon. In the intermediate morphologi...

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Main Author: Raj, John Kuna
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1993
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3095/
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description X-ray diffractograms show that randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite are the clay minerals present in the upper morphological horizons of the weathering profile, while illite is the only clay mineral present in the lowest morphological horizon. In the intermediate morphological horizons, the diffractograms show that kaolinite, illite and randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite are the clay minerals present. Increasing amounts of randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite up the weathering profile, and a corresponding decrease of illite, reflect increasing effects of weathering processes; disaggregation and disintegration of muscovites and sericites within the original bedrock material initially resulting in illite, followed by development of the randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite through leaching of the illites.
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spelling upm-30952015-09-01T03:15:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3095/ Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan Raj, John Kuna X-ray diffractograms show that randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite are the clay minerals present in the upper morphological horizons of the weathering profile, while illite is the only clay mineral present in the lowest morphological horizon. In the intermediate morphological horizons, the diffractograms show that kaolinite, illite and randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite are the clay minerals present. Increasing amounts of randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite up the weathering profile, and a corresponding decrease of illite, reflect increasing effects of weathering processes; disaggregation and disintegration of muscovites and sericites within the original bedrock material initially resulting in illite, followed by development of the randomly interstratified illite-montmorillonite and kaolinite through leaching of the illites. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1993 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3095/1/Clay_Minerals_in_the_Weathering_ProFile_of_a_Quartz-Muscovite_Schist.pdf Raj, John Kuna (1993) Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 16 (2). pp. 129-136. ISSN 0126-6128 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2016%20(2)%20Aug.%201993/09%20JTAS%20Vol.16%20(2)%201993%20(Pg%20129-136).pdf
spellingShingle Raj, John Kuna
Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan
title Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan
title_full Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan
title_fullStr Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan
title_full_unstemmed Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan
title_short Clay Minerals in the Weathering Profile of a Quartz-Muscovite Schist in the Seremban area, Negeri Sembilan
title_sort clay minerals in the weathering profile of a quartz-muscovite schist in the seremban area, negeri sembilan
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3095/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3095/1/Clay_Minerals_in_the_Weathering_ProFile_of_a_Quartz-Muscovite_Schist.pdf