Diagrama Flujo Identificación de Minerales Arcillosos Por XRD

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Electron micrograph if required Randomly-oriented aggregate mount of clay fraction (<2 m) Results 12-12.5 No change Destroyed Destroyed or reduced in intensity Check hkl’s against standard Fibrous morphology Sepiolite Increases in intensity ~14 No change No change Expands to 17 Collapses to ~10 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.50 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.50 060 near 1.50 060 near 1.52 Collapses to ~10 Additional collapses to ~11 Slight collapse to ~12 Collapses to ~10 with very weak 5 peak Chlorite Dioctahedral chlorite Vermiculite Dioctahedral vermiculite Montmorillonite Nontronite Trioctahedral montmorillonite or vermiculite No change or slight additional collapse No change or slight additional collapse No change or slight additional collapse No change or slight increase No change - Irrational sequence No change No change 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.54 Collapses to ~10 Collapses to ~10 No change or slight increase in intensity Collapses to 10 Collapses to 10 No change or slight increase in intensity No change - Rational sequence of higher orders. Regularly interstratified illite-vermiculite Regularly interstratified illite-chlorite Randomly interstratified illite-vermiculite Randomly interstratified illite-chlorite No change 060 near 1.50 Slight collapse Further collapse Interstratified dioctahedral illite-vermiculite 060 near 1.54 060 near 1.50 Collapses to ~10 Collapses to 10 Expands to higher spacing Interstratified illite-montmorillonite Interstratified trioctahedral illite-montmorillonite >10-14 Air Dried ~29 Expands to 31-32 with rational sequence of higher orders May disappear or give 24 spacing May give irrational sequence Increases in intensity of 24 spacing May give irrational sequences -- may show increase in intensity of 12-14 peak Regularly interstratified chlorite- montmorillonite or chlorite- vermiculite (corrensite) Randomly interstratified chlorite- montmorillonite Expands but gives irrational sequence Peaks may be broad Treated with ethylene glycol o Heated to 400 C at least ½ hour o Heated to 550 C at least ½ hour X-rays of Oriented Aggregates 060 near 1.50 060 near 1.54 Dioctahedral Chlorite Chlorite 7 No change No change No change Fibrous morphology Check hkl’s against standard Check hkl’s against standard Platy morphology Chrysotile Antigorite Destroyed 060 near 1.49 hk bands present moderately broad 001’s Platy morphology Disordered kaolinite (Fireclay) hkl’s resolved Hexagonal morphology Kaolinite Dickite Nacrite Increase in spacing or no change Destroyed Collapses to 7 Tubular morphology 060 near 1.49 hk bands present Halloysite Clay Mineral Identification Flow Diagram ~10 Symmetrical No change No change No change 060 near 1.54 060 between 1.51 - 1.52 5 peak very 060 between 1.51 - 1.52 5 peak very Illite (and/or mica), muscovitic, various polymorphs Biotite various polymorphs Glauconite or Celadonite (Roscoelite if V bearing) Expands to ~11 Unsymmetrical or slight shift either way No change or slight sharpening Destroyed 060 near 1.49 060 variable Tubular morphology Endellite Interstratified illite-montmorillonite or illite-vermiculite (Illite) Collapses to ~7 Palygorskite 10.5 No change Destroyed Destroyed - - may survive slightly at lower temperature Check hkl’s against standard Fibrous morphology

Transcript of Diagrama Flujo Identificación de Minerales Arcillosos Por XRD

Electron micrographif required

Randomly-orientedaggregate mount of clay

fraction (<2 m) Results

12-12.5No change Destroyed

Destroyed or reducedin intensity

Check hkl’sagainst standard

Fibrous morphology Sepiolite

Increases in intensity~14

No change No change

Expands to 17

Collapses to ~10

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.50

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.50

060 near 1.50

060 near 1.52

Collapses to ~10

Additional collapsesto ~11Slight collapse to ~12

Collapses to ~10with very weak 5 peak

Chlorite

Dioctahedral chlorite

Vermiculite

Dioctahedral vermiculite

Montmorillonite

Nontronite

Trioctahedral montmorillonite or vermiculite

No change or slightadditional collapse

No change or slightadditional collapse

No change or slightadditional collapse

No change orslight increase

No change - Irrational sequence

No change

No change

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.54

Collapses to ~10

Collapses to ~10

No change or slightincrease in intensity

Collapses to 10

Collapses to 10

No change or slightincrease in intensity

No change - Rational sequence of

higher orders.

Regularly interstratifiedillite-vermiculite

Regularly interstratifiedillite-chlorite

Randomly interstratifiedillite-vermiculite

Randomly interstratifiedillite-chlorite

No change 060 near 1.50Slight collapse Further collapseInterstratified dioctahedral

illite-vermiculite

060 near 1.54

060 near 1.50Collapses to ~10 Collapses to 10Expands to

higher spacingInterstratified

illite-montmorillonite

Interstratified trioctahedralillite-montmorillonite

>10-14

Air Dried

~29Expands to 31-32 with

rational sequence of higher orders

May disappear orgive 24 spacing

May give irrationalsequence

Increases in intensityof 24 spacing

May give irrational sequences-- may show increase in intensity

of 12-14 peak

Regularly interstratified chlorite-montmorillonite or chlorite-

vermiculite (corrensite)

Randomly interstratified chlorite-montmorillonite

Expandsbut gives irrational sequence

Peaks may be broad

Treated with ethylene glycol

oHeated to 400 C at least ½ hour

oHeated to 550 C at least ½ hour

X-rays of Oriented Aggregates

060 near 1.50

060 near 1.54

DioctahedralChlorite

Chlorite

7No change No change No change Fibrous morphology

Check hkl’sagainst standard

Check hkl’sagainst standard

Platy morphology

Chrysotile

Antigorite

Destroyed060 near 1.49

hk bands presentmoderately broad 001’s

Platy morphology

Disordered kaolinite(Fireclay)

hkl’s resolvedHexagonal morphologyKaolinite

Dickite

Nacrite

Increase in spacingor no change

DestroyedCollapses to 7 Tubular morphology 060 near 1.49hk bands present

Halloysite

Clay Mineral Identification Flow Diagram

~10 SymmetricalNo change No change No change

060 near 1.54

060 between1.51 - 1.525 peak very

060 between1.51 - 1.525 peak very

Illite (and/or mica),muscovitic,

various polymorphs

Biotitevarious polymorphs

Glauconite orCeladonite

(Roscoelite if V bearing)

Expands to ~11

Unsymmetrical orslight shift either way

No change orslight sharpening

Destroyed 060 near 1.49

060 variable

Tubular morphology Endellite

Interstratifiedillite-montmorillonite or

illite-vermiculite(Illite)

Collapses to ~7

Palygorskite10.5No change Destroyed

Destroyed - - maysurvive slightly at

lower temperature

Check hkl’sagainst standard

Fibrous morphology