Characterization of mixed-layer illite-smectite from bentonites using microscopic, chemical, and...

Highlights a study which investigated the smectite-to-illite transformation mechanism through an analysis of mixed-layer illite-smectite from different locations in North America and Europe. Significance of this transformation mechanism; Details on the samples which were studied; Details on optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction of bulk rocks; Information on atomic force microscope analysis; Results of the study.