On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland

Drilling data on the stratigraphic position of recently discovered clay occurrences containing kaolinite are given. Preliminary information on the clay minerals involved is included. The weathering undergone by the Precambrian rocks underlying the clays is described briefly. Secondary enrichment of...

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Main Author: K. Laajoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1975-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume47/sgs_bt_047_pages_083_091.pdf
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spelling doaj-72b9e7d79c3b4221bf4652a26f5598c12020-11-25T00:08:07ZengGeological Society of FinlandBulletin of the Geological Society of Finland0367-52111799-46321975-12-01471-2839110.17741/bgsf/47.1-2.010On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, FinlandK. LaajokiDrilling data on the stratigraphic position of recently discovered clay occurrences containing kaolinite are given. Preliminary information on the clay minerals involved is included. The weathering undergone by the Precambrian rocks underlying the clays is described briefly. Secondary enrichment of iron caused by weathering in iron formations as revealed by partial ore analyses is presented. The clays lie between strongly folded Karelidic rocks and Quaternary deposits, and are thus Preglacial in age. Owing to the varying kaolinite content (0–60 %) and the thick Quaternary overburden the clays are not economically exploitable. The kaolin of Pihlajavaara, which some authors have considered to be of Karelian age, is correlated by the present author with Preglacial clays. http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume47/sgs_bt_047_pages_083_091.pdf
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On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
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title On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland
title_short On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland
title_full On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland
title_fullStr On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland
title_full_unstemmed On the stratigraphic position of kaolin in Väyrylänkylä, South Puolanka area, Finland
title_sort on the stratigraphic position of kaolin in väyrylänkylä, south puolanka area, finland
publisher Geological Society of Finland
series Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
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1799-4632
publishDate 1975-12-01
description Drilling data on the stratigraphic position of recently discovered clay occurrences containing kaolinite are given. Preliminary information on the clay minerals involved is included. The weathering undergone by the Precambrian rocks underlying the clays is described briefly. Secondary enrichment of iron caused by weathering in iron formations as revealed by partial ore analyses is presented. The clays lie between strongly folded Karelidic rocks and Quaternary deposits, and are thus Preglacial in age. Owing to the varying kaolinite content (0–60 %) and the thick Quaternary overburden the clays are not economically exploitable. The kaolin of Pihlajavaara, which some authors have considered to be of Karelian age, is correlated by the present author with Preglacial clays.
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