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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Baohua Gu  and
Harvey E. Doner
Baohua Gu
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
Harvey E. Doner
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Keywords

Electron microscopyFreeze-fractureHumic acid suspensionsIlliteMontmorillonite
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 246 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © 1992, The Clay Minerals Society

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