Illitization of the lower Cambrian (Terreneuvian) Blue Clay in the northern Baltic Palaeobasin

The clay mineral composition of the lower Cambrian (Terreneuvian) Blue Clay (BC) in the northern Baltic Palaeobasin was studied. The proportion of illite in mixed-layer illite-smectite in the BC increases gradually from ca 85% in northern Estonia to ca 92% in central Latvia with the present burial d...

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Main Authors: Argo Jõeleht, Kalle Kirsimäe, Peeter Somelar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2020-11-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:https://kirj.ee/wp-content/plugins/kirj/pub/earth-4-2020-200-213_20201111102410.pdf