1986 Volume 26 Issue 4 Pages 247-262
The conversion reactions of mixed-layer (interstratified) minerals can be applied as a sensitive indicator to estimate the degree of reaction progress during water-mineral interaction undet relatively mild conditions of the upper part of earth crust such as weathering, diagenesis, and hydrothermal alteration conditions. This reviews recent trends of researches with regard to the conversion reactions of mixed-layer illite/smeetite and trioctahedral chlorite/smectite in diagenetic and hydrothermal alteration processes and particularly focuses the mechanism of the conversion reactions.
