Illite And Minerals

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IM
Pronunciation
/ˈɪlaɪt ænd ˈmɪnərəlz/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Neomineralization and corrosion mainly occur in kaolinite, illite and other framework minerals.
  2. According to the changes of clay mineral content, the contents of illite and kaolinite in clay minerals of the Zhujiang River Deltaic Late Quaternary are significant in facies indication. Illite and kaolinite are negatively correlated.
  3. There are more quartz, mica and kaolin in clay ( 4 μ m ), followed by feldspar, hematite and goethite, some samples contain chlorite, illite and illite / smectite mixed layers minerals.
  4. Illite, kaolinite and vermiculite are major clay minerals and there is a little 14A intergrade mineral in yellow brown earth.
  5. Laboratory measurements on rock magnetism suggest that the magnetic minerals are mainly paramagnetic minerals ( mainly are illite ) with a small amount of ferrimagnetic minerals and antiferromagnetic minerals, including soft magnetic magnetite and titanomagnetite, hard magnetic hematite and goethite.

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