none 10.1144/GSL.SP.1984.015.01.36 Geological Society of London Geological Society of London 1881 32630649 65091 2024072306084300333 10.1144 2024-07-23T15:50:54Z 2008-04-30T14:13:35Z 23 Geological Society, London, Special Publications SP 0305-8719 2041-4927 05 16 2007 01 1984 15 1 C. F. Moon Mudrock Research Project, Department of Civil Engineering Sheffield City Polytchnic, Sheffield S1 1WB, England C. W. Hurst Mudrock Research Project, Department of Civil Engineering Sheffield City Polytchnic, Sheffield S1 1WB, England Summary This contribution essentially constitutes an attempt to update a previous review of clay sediment microstructure written over a decade ago. Recent developments in this field are considered and a scheme has been developed in which the fabric of argillaceous sediments is traced from its inception during sedimentation and its subsequent modification at and below the depositional interface. It is held throughout that the primary control in the determination of clay fabric is the chemical environment that prevails during and after the deposition of the sediment. Consideration of the evidence from a variety of sources suggests that fissility in mudrocks is the result of an anisotropic microfabric in which clay aggregates are preferentially aligned. This microstructure is thought to result from the dispersing action of organic compounds common in certain sedimentary environments; a brief discussion of these compounds is included. 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