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amargosite
A monoclinic mineral, (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2.nH2O ; smectite group; expansive and cation exchangeable; perfect basal cleavage; in bentonite clays formed by 2054 alteration of volcanic ash or mafic igneous rocks. The chief constituent of bentonite and fuller's earth. Compare: beidellite; hectorite.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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