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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Estonian Academy Publishers
2008-09-01
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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 |