Illite equilibria in solutions: III. A re-interpretation of the data of Sass et al. (1987)
- McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
In a recent solubility study of Goose Lake and Beavers Bend illite, SASS et al. (1987) inferred the existence of three components of natural illites (K{sub 0.24}/O{sub 10}(OH){sub 2}), (K{sub 0.67}/O{sub 10}(OH){sub 2}), and (K{sub 0.90}/O{sub 10}(OH){sub 2}) which were interpreted to be smectite, illite, and K-mica, respectively. They also speculated that illite-smectite equilibrium is metastable under diagenetic conditions except between 90 and 110C where it is stabilized by an ordering transition. A re-interpretation of the data of SASS et al. (1987) indicates that the solubility-controlling phases have the following K atoms per half cell: 0.29, 0.52, 0.69, 0.084, and 1.0. Furthermore, solution equilibration investigations of kaolinite-microcline mixtures have shown that these two minerals do not coexist stably. Thus, the question of an ordering transition whose main effect is to stabilize illite-smectite equilibria relative to kaolinite-microcline assemblage does not arise.
- OSTI ID:
- 5142484
- Journal Information:
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; (United States), Vol. 55:11; ISSN 0016-7037
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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