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The Microstructure of Dilute Clay and Humic Acid Suspensions Revealed by Freeze-Fracture Electron Microscopy: Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Hojatollah Vali  and
Reinhard Hesse
Hojatollah Vali
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7
Reinhard Hesse
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7
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Keywords

CryofixationFreeze-fractureMicrostructure of clay suspensionsSmectiteTransmission electron microscopy
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 40 , Issue 5 , October 1992 , pp. 620 - 623
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Copyright © 1992, The Clay Minerals Society

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