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MONTMORILLONITE SERIES [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Soil Science
DEF

Isomorphous series of 2:1 layer silicates with great expansion along the o-axis; two silicon-oxygen sheets are condensed with one hydroxide sheet (Al, Mg, Fe isomorphous)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Ensemble de minéraux argileux à deux couches tétraédriques présentant des propriétés de gonflement intrastructurales par interposition réversible de couches d'eau entre les feuillets.

Spanish

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