This paper summarizes what paleoclimate information is contained in clay minerals, and it is intent to use clay minerals synthetically as the means to reconstruct paleoclimate.

• 本文旨在综述各种研究方法所能提供和揭示蕴藏于黏土矿物中的古气候信息,以期全面综合地利用黏土矿物为手段来重建古气候。