Crystal-chemistry control of the mechanical properties of 2:1 clay minerals

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• crystal chemistry 97%
• clay mineral 63%
• mechanical property 57%
• illitization 40%
• clay 36%
• energy 34%
• smectite 28%
• source rock 26%
• pyrophyllite 19%
• transition 17%
• vermiculite 17%
• phlogopite 16%
• talc 16%
• ductility 15%
• oil exploration 15%
• phase transition 15%
• muscovite 14%
• cohesion 14%
• geophysics 14%
• elasticity 13%
• dislocation 13%
• stiffness 13%
• transmission electron microscopy 12%
• hardness 12%
• substitution 12%
• geochemistry 11%
• X-ray diffraction 10%
• matrix 8%
• mineral 7%
• gas 7%
• particle 6%
• rock 6%
• modeling 5%
• material 5%

Agriculture & Biology

• clay minerals 100%
• crystals 62%
• chemistry 62%
• clay 51%
• mechanical properties 51%
• smectite 43%
• energy 41%
• rocks 40%
• strength (mechanics) 27%
• geophysics 24%
• muscovite 23%
• geochemistry 22%
• brittleness 18%
• talc 18%
• vermiculite 16%
• phase transition 15%
• cohesion 15%
• modulus of elasticity 13%
• hardness 11%
• chemical derivatives 10%
• gases 10%
• minerals 10%
• oils 8%

Chemical Compounds

• Clay Mineral 82%
• Energy 32%
• Geochemistry 32%
• Brittleness 30%
• Cohesive Energy 30%
• Talc 30%
• Strength 29%
• Cohesion 28%
• Ductility 27%
• Bond Energy 26%
• Charge Density 22%
• Mineral 18%
• Substitution Reaction 14%
• Gas 12%
• Surface 7%