
doi: 10.1038/142114a0
THE minerals found in clays and soil colloids are usually considered to be plate-shaped and to have layer lattices built up from sheets of silicon – oxygen tetrahedra. This may be true in the majority of cases, but rod- or needle-shaped particles can also occur and should not be overlooked. Their presence may be due to one of the following two reasons.
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