Clay Mineralogy: Spectroscopic and Chemical Determinative Methods

A knowledge of clay is important in many spheres of scientific endeav­ our, particularly in natural sciences such as geology, mineralogy and soil science, but also in more applied areas like environmental and mater­ ials science. Over the last two decades research into clay mineralogy has been strongly influenced by the development and application of a number of spectroscopic techniques which are now able to yield information about clay materials at a level of detail that previously would h...