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The Illitization Process in Deeply Buried Shales of the Gulf Coast Area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Norbert Clauer
Affiliation:
Centre de Géochimie de la Surface, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
Sylvie Furlan
Affiliation:
Centre de Géochimie de la Surface, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
Sam Chaudhuri
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66305, USA
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Abstract

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Copyright © 1995, The Clay Minerals Society

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A discussion of Eberl (1993).

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