Discovery of the Ordovician Kinnekulle K-bentonite at the Põõsaspea cliff, NW Estonia

A previously unknown outcrop of the Kinnekulle K-bentonite (metabentonite) is reported from the Põõsaspea cliff, NW Estonia. The bed has a sharp lower and a gradational upper contact and comprises ca 28 cm of clay overlain by ca 10 cm of hard K-feldspar-rich variety. The latter contains a layer of b...

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Main Authors: Hints, Linda, Männik, Peep, Hints, Olle, Hints, Rutt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2008-09-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2008/issue_3/earth-2008-3-192-196.pdf