Non-carbonate Minerals Research Articles

Clay and Other Non-Carbonate Minerals in Some Limestones

The minerals in acid-insoluble residues, 2 microns and less in diameter, from 27 limestones and dolomites, ranging in age from Cambrian to Recent, both marine and non-marine in origin were determined qualitatively. Quartz is widespread and abundant. Illite is the dominant clay mineral in both marine and non-marine carbonate rocks. Kaolinite is most likely to occur in Mississippian and Pennsylvanian limestones, and may be more common in non-marine than in marine rocks. Montmorillonite was found to be the prominent clay mineral in the Bethany Falls (Pennsylvanian) and in one bed of the Morrison limestones.

Petrography of the Crystalline Limestones and Quartzites of the Grenville Series

Research Article| April 01, 1939 Petrography of the Crystalline Limestones and Quartzites of the Grenville Series E. L. BRUCE; E. L. BRUCE Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. A. RUSSELL G. A. RUSSELL Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1939) 50 (4): 515–528. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-50-515 Article history received: 14 Nov 1938 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation E. L. BRUCE, G. A. RUSSELL; Petrography of the Crystalline Limestones and Quartzites of the Grenville Series. GSA Bulletin 1939;; 50 (4): 515–528. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-50-515 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The crystalline limestones of the Grenville series in the vicinity of Kingston are similar to those in other parts of eastern Ontario and in the Adirondacks. They consist of pure and dolomitic limestones. Practically all of them contain small quantities of noncarbonate minerals. Some of these are magnesian silicates which probably derive their magnesium content from the original dolomite of the limestone. Some of the noncarbonate constituents evidently were formed by additions of certain constituents from the abundant intrusives. Garnet apparently did not form commonly in the limestone because of deficiency of alumina and possibly of manganese.Quartzites are interbedded with the limestones. Foreign material is much less abundant in them, as the quartz of the original sandstones was no doubt much more inert chemically than was the carbonate of the limestone. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.