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illite

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illite [′i‚līt]
(mineralogy)
A group of gray, green, or yellowish-brown micalike clay minerals found in argillaceous sediments; intermediate in composition and structure between montmorillonite and muscovite.
illite
A clay mineral, a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, iron, and magnesium; swells considerably on wetting and shrinks proportionately on drying.
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The highest-quality ball clays are rich in kaolin and have relatively low levels of silica, illite, titanium, and iron.
Minerals sustainability, emerging economies, the developing world, ... by Petterson, Michael G. / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
During periods of dune mobility the sediments were characterized by detrital quartz, feldspar, illite and clinoclore and have relatively high K concentrations and K/Ca ratios.
Geological Sciences by Zawiskie, John / Michigan Academician
The pedogenic soils are composed of approximately 90% kaolinite and up to 10% calcite with traces of illite and crystalline quartz.
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