Palygorskite from Padasjoki, southern Finland

Monoclinic palygorskite with the unit cell a0 = 12.689 Å, b0 = 17.845 Å, c0 = 5.119 Å and ß = 91.22° has been found at Padasjoki, southern Finland. The mineral is thought to be of hydrothermal origin. Monoclinic symmetry is connected with an ordered Mg-Al substitution, although owing to the low Δd12...

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Main Authors: K. Lindqvist, I. Laitakari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1981-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume53/sgs_bt_053_2_pages_091_095.pdf