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A Disordered Kaolinite from Concepcion de Buenos Aires, Jalisco, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Liberto de Pablo
Liberto de Pablo*
Affiliation:
Institute de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma, Mexico Consejo de Recursos Naturales No Renovables, Mexico D.F., Mexico
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A random-layer disordered kaolinite from Conception de Buenos Aires, Jalisco, Mexico, gives an X-ray diffraction pattern resembling that of halloysite but has a kaolinite morphology. The mineral was located in a lignite deposit and, apparently was formed by alteration of volcanic rocks from the Cenozoic, with rapid cooling and sedimentation in lacustrine deposits. It is associated with plagioclase, quartz, cristobalite, montmorillonite, goethite and organic material. The analysis of purified material (44.84 per cent SiO2, 40.36 per cent Al2O3, 0.30 per cent Fe2O3, 0.31 per cent CaO, and 13.99 per cent ignition loss) corresponds to the formula (Si3·88 Al0·11 Fe0·01) (Al3·99 Fe0·01)O10 (OH)8. X-ray diffraction indicated a d001 of 7.56 Å, an intense 020, and displaced and nonsymmetrical reflections corresponding to a bi- and tridimensional diffracting system closer to halloysite than to kaolinite. Computed cell edges were a = 5.18 Å, b = 8.97 Å, and c = 7.45 Å. Electron micrographs showed anhedral rounded particles averaging 0.22 µ in size, while infrared absorption indicated some displacement in the absorption bands. The relationships of the mineral to kaolinite, halloysite and disordered kaolinites are discussed in terms of the 7°38′ twist of the tetrahedra, the intensities of the reflections, and the calculated AlIV substitution.

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General Session
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Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 13 , February 1964 , pp. 143 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1964

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