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XRD-based quantitative analysis of clay minerals using reference intensity ratios, mineral intensity factors, Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods: A critical review

Xiang Zhou ¹

Dong Liu ²

Hongling Bu ²

Liangliang Deng ¹

Hongmei Liu ²

Peng Yuan ²

Peixin Du ¹

Hongzhe Song ¹

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University of Chinese Academy of sciences, Beijing 100049, China |

CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wushan, Guangzhou 510640, China |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2018-03-01

Elsevier

Solid Earth Sciences

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SJR: 0.645

CiteScore: 4.0

Impact factor: 2.7

ISSN: 2451912X

DOI: 10.1016/j.sesci.2017.12.002

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Abstract

The quantification of clay minerals is essential for the evaluation of clay-rich rock and soil, but it remains challenging due to the unique structures and various element compositions of clay minerals. In this article, several quantification methods for clay minerals sourced from X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, mainly recommending the reference intensity ratio (RIR), mineral intensity factor (MIF), Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods are reviewed. Principles and applications of these methods are focused upon in addition to related differences in the analysis of clay minerals (i.e., sample preparation, the selection of characteristic reflections for quantification and standards added during analysis). This critical review also provides a proposal for selection of an adaptive XRD quantification method to be applied to various clay-rich samples.

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Zhou X. et al. XRD-based quantitative analysis of clay minerals using reference intensity ratios, mineral intensity factors, Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods: A critical review // Solid Earth Sciences. 2018. Vol. 3. No. 1. pp. 16-29.

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Zhou X., Liu D., Bu H., Deng L., Liu H., Yuan P., Du P., Song H. XRD-based quantitative analysis of clay minerals using reference intensity ratios, mineral intensity factors, Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods: A critical review // Solid Earth Sciences. 2018. Vol. 3. No. 1. pp. 16-29.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1016/j.sesci.2017.12.002

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sesci.2017.12.002

TI - XRD-based quantitative analysis of clay minerals using reference intensity ratios, mineral intensity factors, Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods: A critical review

T2 - Solid Earth Sciences

AU - Zhou, Xiang

AU - Liu, Dong

AU - Bu, Hongling

AU - Deng, Liangliang

AU - Liu, Hongmei

AU - Yuan, Peng

AU - Du, Peixin

AU - Song, Hongzhe

PY - 2018

DA - 2018/03/01

PB - Elsevier

SP - 16-29

IS - 1

VL - 3

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@article{2018_Zhou,

author = {Xiang Zhou and Dong Liu and Hongling Bu and Liangliang Deng and Hongmei Liu and Peng Yuan and Peixin Du and Hongzhe Song},

title = {XRD-based quantitative analysis of clay minerals using reference intensity ratios, mineral intensity factors, Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods: A critical review},

journal = {Solid Earth Sciences},

year = {2018},

volume = {3},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {mar},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sesci.2017.12.002},

number = {1},

pages = {16--29},

doi = {10.1016/j.sesci.2017.12.002}

}

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Zhou, Xiang, et al. “XRD-based quantitative analysis of clay minerals using reference intensity ratios, mineral intensity factors, Rietveld, and full pattern summation methods: A critical review.” Solid Earth Sciences, vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 16-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sesci.2017.12.002.

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Elsevier

Journal

Solid Earth Sciences

scimago Q2

wos Q2

SJR

0.645

CiteScore

4.0

Impact factor

2.7

ISSN

2451912X (Print)