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Mineral nanotubes in the recent marine sediments from the southeastern Adriatic

The mineral composition of recent marine clayey sediment from different sedimentological environments of the southeastern Adriatic was investigated. The main objective was to determine the structural and morphological properties of submicron-sized mineral particles that occur in the investigated sediment. The mineral particles ware examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and electron microprobe energy dispersive X-ray analyses (EDX). The results obtained for the first time identify the presence of unusual mineral forms, nanotubes, which have not been determined in modern sediments of the Adriatic. The occurrence, origin and structural and morphological properties of these solids will be discussed.

clay-sized particles; mineral nanotubes; recent marine sediments; Adriatic Sea

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