Internal stratification of two thick Ordovician bentonites of Estonia: deciphering primary magmatic, sedimentary, environmental and diagenetic signatures

Twenty-six samples from two major altered volcanic ash beds, Kinnekulle and BII Bentonite of the Kuressaare core section (K-3), Saaremaa Island, were explored to record the geochemical and mineralogical heterogeneity of beds. Signs of ash transport fractionation, redeposition of volcanic ash and dia...

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Main Authors: Sven Siir, Toivo Kallaste, Tarmo Kiipli, Rutt Hints
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2015-05-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2015/issue_2/earth-2015-2-140-158.pdf