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Russian Geology and Geophysics

2018 year, number 9

INTERSTRATIFIED ILLITE-SMECTITE PHASES: FORMATION MECHANISMS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

G.A. Krinari, M.G. Khramchenkov
Kazan Federal University, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, ul. Kremlevskaya 4/5, Kazan, 420008, Russia
Keywords: XRD analysis, structure, interstratified illite-smectite phases

Abstract

Secondary micas after smectite, including mix illite-smectite phases, can form in sediments by three mechanisms, each being specific to particular environments. As the process develops, the newly formed phases undergo structure ordering. Two mechanisms involve transformation of 2:1 mixed-layer structures, and the third is the growth of screw dislocations, with formation of ordered mix phases having a Reichweite parameter of R = 1 or R = 2. We propose methods for identifying such phases when they are present in small amounts or when their XRD patterns lack well-pronounced superperiodic reflections, as well as mathematical formalism for illitization modeling. The theoretical issues are illustrated with field examples, and the illitization mechanisms are discussed in terms of their possible practical applications.