Related to the thermodynamic stability of clay minerals at low temperatures you may wish to look into Lippmann (1977) N Jb Mineral Abh or some approaches published in the 80s in GCA. Good luck, Michael ********************************* Dr. Michael E. Böttcher Department of Biogeochemistry Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology Celsiusstr.1 D-28359 Bremen Voice: (+49)421-2028-632 Fax: (+49)421-2028-580 *********************************