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An unusual montmorillonite complex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

R. Greene-Kelly*
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts
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Abstract

Sodium montmorillonite and pyridine form a regular complex of spacing 23·3 kX in the presence of traces of moisture. The minimum interlamellar composition necessary for the formation of the complex is approximately Na+ (C5H5N)4 (H2O)2. The intensities of the 00l reflections are considered incompatible with the complex having a five layer structure and an alternative arrangement is proposed.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1955

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References

Bradley, W. F. 1945 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 67, p. 975.Google Scholar
Greene-Kelly, R. 1955a Trans. Farad. Soc., 51, p. 412.Google Scholar
Greene-Kelly, R. 1955b Ibid., 51, p. 425.Google Scholar
MacEwan, D. M. C. 1948 Ibid., 44, p. 349.Google Scholar

Reference

Greene-Kelly, R. 1955 Min. Mag., 31, 604.Google Scholar