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Diffractograms of the lutite fractions indicated that<br />

montmorillonite, mixed-layer montmorillonite-illite, illite,<br />

chlorite, and kaolinite constitute nearly 100 percent of<br />

the minerals in all samples. For purposes of this discussion,<br />

°<br />

material which expands to a 17 A (001) peak upon glycolation<br />

is referred to as montmorillonite, although it also may<br />

include some interstratified illite layers (Reynolds and<br />

Hower, 1970).<br />

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Clay w hie h co 11 apses to a lOA (002 ) peak at<br />

400°C is a combination of montmorillonite and mixed-layer<br />

montmorillonite-illite. Minerals showing a basal sequence<br />

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10, 5, 3.3, 2.5 A that is affected by neither glycolation<br />

nor a 400°C heat treatment are identified as illite.<br />

Assuming that these minerals represent the total<br />

sample, semiquantitative estimates of composition were made<br />

(Table 4.1) using the following peaks and weighting factors<br />

(Hathaway, 1972a): 1) the increaie in intensity (peak area)<br />

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of the 10 A peak of the sample when heated to 400°C above<br />

°<br />

the intensity of the 10 A peak of the glycolated sample is<br />

assigned to montmorillonite plus mixed-layer montmoril10nite-<br />

illite, 2) the intensity of the 10 Å peak in the glycolated<br />

sample is assigned to illite, 3) one-half the intensity of the<br />

°<br />

7 A peak in the untreated sample is assigned to chlorite plus<br />

kaolinite, and 4) the relative contribution of chlorite and<br />

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kaolinite to the 7 A peak is determined from the total peak<br />

o<br />

area of each in the 3.5 A chlorite-kaolinite doublet, using<br />

the method of Biscaye (1964). Sample compositions were also<br />

calculated according to the method of Biscaye (1965) using<br />

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