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The 24 pages that link to Clay mineral, each with the reason it gives.

• Soil structureRelated: Their surface charges and swelling behavior shape aggregate formation and pore geometry.

• CompactionRelated: Their small size and platy shape make clay-rich sediment especially compressible.

• Soil aggregationRelated: Their surfaces attract ions and organic compounds that help bind fine particles.

• Silicate weatheringRelated: They are frequent solid products of silicate mineral alteration.

• ShaleRelated: These minerals commonly dominate shale’s fine-grained matrix.

• SlateRelated: Clay minerals in slate’s precursor rocks help develop its fine-grained fabric.

• MudstoneRelated: Clay minerals commonly make up much of mudstone’s finest fraction.

• Earth pigmentRelated: Clay minerals often form the matrix that holds pigment particles together.

• MudrockRelated: Clay minerals make up much of mudrock’s finest fraction and strongly affect its behavior.