Clay mineralogy of Pleistocene Lake Tecopa, Inyo County, California
By: by Harry C. Starkey and Paul D. Blackmon.
Contributors: Blackmon, Paul D., joint author.
Series: Geological Survey professional paper ; 1061; Geological Survey professional paper ;; 1061.
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Clay minerals -- California -- Inyo Co.; Meerschaum -- California -- Inyo Co.; Saponite -- California -- Inyo Co.; Saline waters -- California -- Inyo Co.; Mudstone -- California -- Inyo Co.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 33-34.
In a saline lake with pH above 8.5, authigenic sepiolite and detrital lithium-bearing saponite were deposited in mudstones which were interlayered with volcanic tufts."