Distribution, Sedimentology and Origin of Mineralogical Assemblages from a Continental Na-bentonite Deposit in the Cretaceous Neuquén Basin (Argentina)

Distribution, Sedimentology and Origin of Mineralogical Assemblages from a Continental Na-bentonite Deposit in the Cretaceous Neuquén Basin (Argentina)

Collected samples of bentonite and associated facies from the Justina deposit of Cretaceous age (Anacleto Formation) have been studied. Facies analysis, mineralogical, and geochemical studies have been carried out using several techniques, including: XRD, FTIR, DTA-TGA, microscopy (OM, SEM-EDX), and...

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Main Authors: Telma Belén Musso, Gisela Pettinari, Manuel Pozo, Alexis Gabriel Martínez, Rafael González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
bentonite
Na-smectite
analcime
Cretaceous
lacustrine-palustrine environment
barite
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/4/467

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