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thus accounting for this grain size discrepancy and<br />

possibly explaining the abundance of low concentration<br />

samples (Fig. 7.2).<br />

200<br />

When all factors are considered, the physical character-<br />

istics of the suspended particulate matter and the bottom<br />

sediment are quite similar.<br />

MI NERALOGY<br />

Methods<br />

The limiting factor in determining mineralogy of<br />

suspended matter is the small sample size, and it is<br />

important to consider whether semiquantitative x-ray<br />

diffraction analysis of such small samples will yield the<br />

same results as that of the same samples in larger<br />

quantities. Jacobs and Ewing (1965) recognized that the<br />

quality of x-ray diffraction spectra could be limited by<br />

the very minute quantity of material available in<br />

suspended-matter studies. The work of Jonas and Oliver<br />

(1967) further suggested that quantitative relationships may<br />

be affected when very small samples are analyzed. They<br />

found that montmori 11 oni te appears to have an effecti VE<br />

crystallite thickness of one unit cell and a width of 20-30<br />

unit cells. In a pure montmorillonite suspension, stacking<br />

of these crystallites provides layer overlap and allows<br />

face-to-face bonding with such crystallographic regularity<br />

that 00£ x-ray diffraction occurs much as if the lattice<br />

were a single crystal.

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