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THIS is a rather belated reply to Prof. Comber's letter to NATURE of Sept. 18, 1926 (vol. 118, p. 412), but we should like to refer to one or two points. It is a little difficult to be sure of what Prof. Comber means by the statement that “Flocculation of clay by calcium salts is anomalous when considered in the light of prevalent theories,” when, perhaps, no theories on this question can be said to be prevalent. With regard to the facts (on which the theories ought to be based) we profess to have established the following:
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JOSEPH, A., OAKLEY, H. The Anomalous Flocculation of Clay. Nature 119, 673 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119673a0
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