Illite in the Lower Paleozoic of the Illinois Basin: Origin, age, and polytype quantification

Illite was first named in 1937 in Illinois by Ralph Grim, one of the founders of clay mineralogy. Illite is the most abundant clay mineral on the earth's surface. However, we know very little about the origin of illite in Illinois. This dissertation focuses on two aspects of illite in the Lower Paleozoic of the Illinois Basin: (1) illite polytype quantification, which explains the anomalies of the distribution of illite and smectite in the Illinois Basin, and (2) the origin and age of diagenetic illite, which is used to link illitization to fluid migration.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Grathoff, Georg Heinrich

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hay, Richard L.

• Geology
• Hydrology
• Mineralogy
• Geochemistry

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Grathoff, Georg Heinrich

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591198270
AAI9712287
(UMI)AAI9712287

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23377