Fine-fraction clays from Chiang Muan Mine, Phayao Province, Northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Thasod Y., Ratanasthien B., Tanaka S., Saegusa H., Nakaya H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247095041&partnerID=40&md5=251315c414fa59252ecd44496627ad7a; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5296
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Fine-fraction clays from the Chiang Muan mine in Phayao Province, northern Thailand, were studied using the x-ray diffraction method. The analysis determined the parent rocks and depositional environments of clays. Clay minerals in this area are subdivided into three zones of I to III. In zone I, mo...