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‘Measurement of Clay Surface Areas by Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) Sorption: A New Method for Quantifying Illite and Smectite Abundance’

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    Lopaka Lee

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Blum, A., Lee, L. & Eberl, D. ‘Measurement of Clay Surface Areas by Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) Sorption: A New Method for Quantifying Illite and Smectite Abundance’. Clays Clay Miner. 59, 212–213 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.2011.0590209

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