Clays and Their Properties

V.I. Osipov, V.N. Sokolov. Clays and Their Properties. Composition, structure, and formation of properties - Moscow: GEOS. 2013. 576 p.

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V.I. Osipov, V.N. Sokolov. Clays and Their Properties. Composition, structure, and formation of properties - Moscow: GEOS. 2013. 576 p.

ISBN 978-5-89118-617-0

Clays as mineral formations widespread in the upper part of the Earth’s crust and used in various fields of human activity are described. Crystallochemical peculiarities of clay minerals, physico-chemical processes on the mineral-water boundary surface, structures and contact interactions in clay systems are considered from the viewpoint of modem structural mineralogy, physics of surface phenomena and physico-chemical mechanics of fine systems. Theoretical fundamentals of clay properties formation are discussed proceeding from clay genesis and all processes operating in clays in the course of geological history. A significant attention is paid to lithogenesis processes transforming clay sediments in the following succession: silt, plastic clay, compacted clay, cemented clay, argillite, and clay shale.

The book is intended for a wide range of readers, including experts in geology, engineering geology, hydrogeology, geomechanics, and others.