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The x-ray identification and crystal structures of clay minerals
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The investigation and design of cuttings in stiff Pliocene clays of Lattakia, Syria
R. E. Williams,R. A. Mure +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a new highway between Lattakia and Aleppo in northern Syria, which crosses a sequence of stiff Pliocene clays, and suggested that the natural water content is considerably above the plastic limit and it is suggested that this is due to the high proportion of smectite (montmorillonite) being strongly cemented by calcium carbonate.
Characteristics of silica-rich pedofeatures in a buried paleosol (vol 54, pg 557, 2003)
TL;DR: In this article, a suite of analyses showed that the main components of the pedofeatures were more or less ordered silica phases, and significant amounts of alumina and, less, Mg, Ca and Fe were also present, possibly in the form of silicate coatings and inclusions/impurities.
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Lime-Crusted Rammed Earth: Materials Study
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the durability of rammed-earth wall construction techniques and showed that deterioration depends more on the construction technique (construction of the wall with a base, cornice, facings, core; on-site installation, bonds, etc.) than on the material itself.
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Some Geologic Colloid Systems
Shmuel Yariv,Harold Cross +1 more
TL;DR: The term "clay fraction" refers to the fraction of particles having a very small size as discussed by the authors and is used by sedimentologists and soil scientists to describe the colloid properties of the sedimentary cycle.