FLOCCULATED STRUCTURE
These are the two types of structures found in clay deposits. In the case of flocculated structure there will be edge to edge and edge to face contact between the particles (see Fig-3). This type of formation is due to the net electrical forces between the adjacent particles at the time of deposition being attractive in nature. The concentration of dissolved minerals in water leads to formation of flocculated structure with very high void ratio as in the case of marine deposits.