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bentonite
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bentonite (bĕn`tənīt'): see clay clay, common name for a number of fine-grained, earthy materials that become plastic when wet. Chemically, clays are hydrous aluminum silicates, ordinarily containing impurities, e.g., potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, or iron, in small amounts.
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[check] Use a combination of western and southern bentonites.
clays were bentonites, two were montmorillonites, and one was a phosphatic clay--a scrap residue of Florida's phosphate-mining industry.
Other materials commonly used in clay polymer nanocomposites such as montmorrilonites and other bentonites have plate sizes in the range of 0.
 
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