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Brindley, G.W. (1981) Structures and Chemical Composition of Clay Minerals. In: Longstaffe, F.J., Ed., Clays and Resource Geologist, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Alberta, 1-12.

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• TITLE: The Elemental, Mineralogical, IR, DTA and XRD Analyses Characterized Clays and Clay Minerals of Central and Eastern Uganda

  AUTHORS: I. Z. Mukasa-Tebandeke, P. J. M. Ssebuwufu, S. A. Nyanzi, A. Schumann, G. W. A. Nyakairu, M. Ntale, F. Lugolobi

  KEYWORDS: Mineralogy, Structures, Differential Thermal Analysis, Chemical Composition, X-Ray Diffraction, Kaolinite, Diagenesis, Smectite

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry, Vol.5 No.2, February 17, 2015

  ABSTRACT: The results on the elemental and mineralogical compositions of clays from Central Uganda differed from those from the volcanic sediments of the Mt. Elgon in Eastern Uganda. Utilisation of the two types of clays should be strict after understanding their structural differences. Whereas elemental, mineralogical, DTA, IR, XRD and pH data on selected clays from Kumi, Nakawa, Seeta, Kajansi, Kawuku, Lwanda, Chodah and Umatengah indicated that they were kaolinites. Similar data on clays from Mutufu, Budadiri, Chelel and Siron indicated that they were largely smectites. The IR data accumulated on Kawuku, Kajansi, Lwada, Seeta, Chodah, Umatengah, Kumi and Nakawa clays revealed they were largely kaolinites yet that on Mutufu, Chelel, Budadiri and Siron clays indicated they were smectite-rich.