Formula: Mg4Si6O15(OH)2.6H2O
A clay mineral.
| Minerals |
Attapulgite, Palygorskite
Attapulgite is a magnesium aluminum silicate clay of very fine particle size. It is also known as Fu |
| URLs |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepiolite
Sepiolite at Wikipedia |
| URLs |
http://www.minersoc.org/pages/gallery/claypix/sepiolite/sepiolite.html
Sepiolite micrograph at minersoc.org |
| URLs |
http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/Sepiolite.pdf
Sepiolite mineralogy |
| Typecodes |
Clay Minerals
The property of plasticity is evident in a wide array of materials of different mineralogy. In addition, many minerals are considered parent minerals to clays, they weather down to become these clays. |
| Materials |
Sepiolite
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