Weeks | Topics |
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Clay mineral definition, phyllosilicate structures
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Clay mineral structures: 1:1 (TO), 2:1 (TOTO) and 2:1+1 (TOTO) structures
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Clay mineral groups: 1:1 (serpentine, kaolinite, dickite, nacrite, halloysite) and 2:1 (smectite, vermiculite, pyrophyllite, talc, mica) phyllosilicates
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Clay mineral groups: 2:1+1 (chlorite) and chain structure clays (sepiolite and palygorskite)
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Clay mineral groups: Mixed-layered clays (I-S, C-S, I-C, I-V)
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Clay mineral identification: X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (DTA, TGA)
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Clay mineral identification: Scanning and transmission electron microscope analysis (SEM, TEM)
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Midterm
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Analytical methods for determining of chemical composition of clays
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Classifications of clay, mica and chlorites with respect to their chemistry and calculation of structural formulas: dioctahedral phyllosilicates
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Classifications of clay, mica and chlorites with respect to their chemistry and calculation of structural formulas: trioctahedral phyllosilicates
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Major, minor/trace and REE geochemistry of phyllosilicates
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Stable (O-H) and radiogenic (K-Ar, Ar-Ar etc.) isotope geochemistry of phyllosilicates
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Relationships among the chemical composition of phyllosilicates and their environment, occurrence and transformation
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