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montmorillonite
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montmorillonite [‚mänt·mə′ril·ə‚nīt]
(mineralogy)
A group name for all clay minerals with an expanding structure, except vermiculite.
The high-alumina end member of the montmorillonite group; it is grayish, pale red, or blue and has some replacement of aluminum ion by magnesium ion.
Any mineral of the montmorillonite group.


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