Synopsis
1 Introduction.- Plan of Review Soil, Sediment, and Clay Minerals.- 2 Physico-Chemical Interactions.- Physico-Chemistry.- Silicate Minerals.- Physico-Chemistry of Clays.- Other Models of Charged Particles.- Early Ideas of Physico-Chemical Effects on Clay Fabric.- Clay Mineral Structures and Interactions.- Synthesis of Clay Fabric Models.- Response of Specific Clay Minerals.- 3 Concepts of Clay Fabric.- Early Concepts.- Later Concepts and Observations.- Current Concepts and Observations.- 4 A Current View of Clay Microstructure and New Research Direction.- Preparation of Samples for Electron Microscopy.- Dehydration and Embedding Methods.- Critical Point Drying.- Determination of Particle Orientation.- Present State of Knowledge.- Research Problems.- Observational Evidence.- Fundamental Characteristics and Models.- 5 Clay Fabric and Environment.- Environmental Effects on the Development of Clay Fabric.- Initial Stage.- Postdepositional Stage.- Depth of Burial Versus Fissility.- The Principle of Chemical Irreversibility of Clay Fabric.- Chemical Environment and Clay Fabric.- Significance of the Principle.- 6 Summary.- References.
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