Systematics of the Smectite to Chlorite Transition in Icelandic Hydrothermal Systems

首席研究员将研究从蒙脱石到绿泥石的矿物学转变。该项目的目标是确定随机排序是否相对于规则排序是亚稳态的，并确定哪种技术可以提供离散和混合层相的最佳表征。通过研究冰岛一个活跃的地热系统，PI希望确定粘土矿物共生与变质品位之间的关系。

The principal investigator will study the mineralogical transition from smectite to chlorite. Goals of the project are to determine if random ordering is metastable with respect to regular ordering, and also to establish which techniques provide the best characterization of discrete and mixed-layer phases. By studying an active geothermal system in Iceland the PI hopes to determine the relationship between clay mineral paragenesis and metamorphic grade.