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X-ray diffraction study of clay from north-west peninsular Malaysia

Ahmad Saat, and aini Hamzah, (2008) X-ray diffraction study of clay from north-west peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Nuclear and Related Technologies, 5 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 18230180

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Universiti Teknologi MARA. Institute of Sciences
Universiti Teknologi MARA. Faculty of Applied Sciences

Abstract

Clay has been regarded as very important natural industrial materials. All these industries exploit the properties that clay can be molded into any shape and fired to dry without losing its form. A study was carried out on clay samples from eight sites in the north-eastern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The study was accomplished by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. The x-ray diffraction spectra obtained enable the determination of the lattice spacing associated with the types of clay and non-clay minerals present in the samples. Results of the study shows that the major components of clay minerals present in all samples studied are kaolinite and illite. The presence of kaolinite is confirmed by firing test in which kaolinite diffraction peaks disappeared upon heating the samples at 600 oC. The presence of non-clay minerals such as quartz, mica, feldsapar and chlorite are also observed.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Clay minerals, XRD, Kaolinite, Illite
Subjects:Q Science, Computer Science
ID Code:11932

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