Delamination of smectite in river-borne suspensions at the fluvial/marine interface - An experimental study

The experiments show that delamination of smectite and I-S mixed-layer minerals is likely to occur in the brackish environment at the mouth of a river. However, formation of these fine laminae is expected to be a transitional stage in the development of clay particle size, owing to the formation of flocs and aggregates in the higher salt concentrations of seawater.