X-Ray Diffraction and the Identification and Analysis of Clay Minerals

• 1. Introduction and Historical Background ; 2. Nature and Production of X-Rays ; 3. X-Ray Diffraction ; 4. Structure and Properties: General Treatment ; 5. Structure, Nomenclature, and Occurrences of Individual Clay Minerals ; 6. Sample Preparation Techniques for Clay Minerals ; 7. Identification of Clay Minerals and Associated Minerals ; 8. Identification of Mixed-Layered Clay Minerals ; 9. Quantitative Analysis ; 10. Disorder in Smectite, Illite/Smectite, and Illite ; APPENDIX: MODELING ONE-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY PATTERNS

Review of the first edition: 'Altogether admirable... if ever a book is going to be a winner with students this is it! Highly recommended for all clay mineralogists... readable and lucidly written... the book will enable the reader to get the most out of the X-ray examination of clay minerals.' Clay Minerals