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glauconite

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glauconite [′glȯ·kə‚nīt]
(mineralogy)
K15(Fe,Mg,Al)4-6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4A type of clay mineral; it is dioctohedral and occurs in flakes and as pigmentary material.


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Features preserved in the material just beneath each sheet of glauconite appear to be burrows, possibly left by sediment-dwelling invertebrates.
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Management continues to exploit the Bonnie Glen area and advises that work is underway to tie-in a glauconite well at its 6-17 location that tested 625 MCFD.
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