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Nov 19, 2008
... Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate mineral that typically forms in microscopic crystals, forming a clay.
...en.wikipedia.orgMontmorillonite is a member of the general mineral group the clays. It typically forms microscopic or at least very small platy micaceous crystals.
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Montmorillonite
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Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate mineral that typically forms in microscopic crystals, forming a clay. It is named after Montmorillon in France. Montmorillonite, a member of the smectite family, is a 2:1 clay, meaning that it has 2 tetrahedral sheets sandwiching a central octahedral sheet. The particles are plate-shaped with an average diameter of approximately 1 micrometre.
It is the main constituent of the volcanic ash weathering product, bentonite.
Montmorillonite's water content is variable and it increases greatly in volume when it absorbs water. Chemically it is hydrated sodium calcium aluminium magnesium silicate hydroxide (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2·nH2O. Potassium, iron, and other cations are common substitutes, the exact ratio of cations varies with source. It often occurs intermixed with chlorite, muscovite, illite, cookeite and kaolinite.
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