A plasticity chart as an aid to the identification and assessment of industrial clays

9 July 1971

journal article
Published by Mineralogical Society in Clay Minerals

Vol. 9 (1) , 1-17
https://doi.org/10.1180/claymin.1971.009.1.01

Abstract

The plastic properties of clays are sufficiently variable to offer a simple but practical aid to identification. This can be done by using their Atterberg 'plastic limit' and 'plasticity index' values as parameters for an identification chart. The advantages and disadvantages of the technique are discussed, and results for a wide variety of clay minerals, particularly industrial clay types, are illustrated. A brief summary is also given of the effect of non-clay impurities, and reference is made to the correlation of Atterberg limit values with other physical properties of clays.

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