What is it about?
A regional difference in mineralogy was detected, with material sourced from Morocco containing a high number fraction of illitelike particles in contrast to Sahelian material which contains potassium- and sodium-depleted clay minerals like kaolinite.
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Why is it important?
To help understand the mineral dust physical and chemical properties and their impact on cloud microphysics.
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This page is a summary of: Mineralogy and mixing state of north African mineral dust by online single-particle mass spectrometry, "Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics""", February 2019, Copernicus GmbH,
DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-2259-2019.
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