The Source Clays Repository
The Clay Minerals Society
The repository is able to provide the following source clays. Please include a copy of this form with all orders.
Order Form (pdf format - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Order Form (MS Word Format)
We do not accept purchase orders
Please pay by check, money order or credit card (Visa, Master card and American Express)
Checks or money orders should be made out in U.S. dollars, on
a U.S. bank payable to the "Source Clays Repository"
The Source Clays Repository
The
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Voice (765) 494 4258
FAX (765) 496 2926
E-mail: sourceclays@purdue.edu
Web: http://cms.lanl.gov (follow links to
Source Clays Project)
If you have any questions, please contact the curators:
Cliff Johnston clays@purdue.edu
Darrell Schulze dschulze@purdue.edu
For general information about the repository, contact
Candice Johns c.johns@iri.tudelft.nl
Background
For more information, see the interesting article "The Origin and Development of the Source Clays Program" contributed by William F. Moll
By the early 1970's the need for sources of homogeneous clay samples had become apparent to researchers. Natural deposits are so variable that data generated by different investigators working at the same outcrop often cannot be compared with confidence. Thus the Clay Minerals Society set up the Source Clays Project.
The Society's Source Clay Repository offers two series of materials, the Source Clays and the Special Clays.
The Source Clays are derived from large, reasonably homogenized stocks. Thus, over the years, data on these reference materials can be compared. The samples have been carefully selected from the source deposits by professionals to minimize in situ variations. Because any beneficiation technique can bring about changes in properties, pre-treatment usually involves only low-temperature, steam-fired tray drying, and imp or Raymond mill pulverization. Each original sample consisted of one metric ton.
The Special Clays are rare but of great theoretical interest. No attempt has been made to homogenize or beneficiate them.
Data on the CMS Source Clays are available
in the October (2001) issue of Clays and Clay Minerals, Volume 49, Number 5, pages 371-453.
A list of the available Source Clays can be found at:
A list of the available Special Clays can be found at:
A bibliography of literature pertaining to the source clays may be obtained from:
Physical/chemical data for the Source Clays may be obtained at:
Materials Safety Data Sheets for the Source Clays may be obtained at:
The following Source Clays are completely depleted.
WE WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING NEW SOURCES OR SUPPLIERS OF THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS:
- CorWa-1 Corrensite,
- NG-1 Nontronite,
- SepNev-1 Sepiolite,
Two Crows,
- VTx-1 Vermiculite,
Ordering Information
The prices for Source and Special Clays include Ground UPS within the
continental
The clays offered by the Source Clays Project change frequently because of new acquisitions and depletion of old supplies. The Source Clays Project is always grateful for new acquisitions, particularly of clays that have become depleted. If you are able to provide access to a new source of source or special clays, please contact the curator
Other Sources of Clays and Related Minerals
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
Phone: 800-962-2660
FAX: 800-635-8439
Ward's Natural Science Establishment Web site
Source of a variety of mineral standards and teaching aids.
Minerals Research
Phone: 585-637-4915
FAX: 585-395-2416
Email: fmumpton@frontiernet.net
Source of a variety of clay and zeolite hand and
reference samples and tetrahedral models of zeolites.
