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HECTORITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
12173-47-6
CAS number
DEF

A soft, greasy clay mineral that forms near Hector, California (in San Bernardino County).

OBS

The mineral is rare in that it is found primarily in one mine. The chemical composition of hectorite includes: sodium, lithium, magnesium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.

OBS

Hectorite is mostly used in making cosmetics, but has uses in chemical and other industrial applications, and is a mineral source for refined lithium metal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12173-47-6
CAS number
CONT

Les épaississants minéraux à l'argile naturelle comme la bentonite et l'hectorite ont une structure cristalline en forme de disque comparable mais ils sont environ dix fois plus grands.

Spanish

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