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BEIDELLITE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A clay mineral of the montmorillonite group in which Si4+ has been replaced by Al3+ and in which there is virtual absence of Mg or Fe replacing Al.

OBS

beidellite: ... Found in Beidell, Colorado ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Silicate du groupe de la montmorillonite.

CONT

Le groupe des argiles comprend tout d'abord les montmorillonites dioctaédriques où Al est partiellement substitué dans la couche octaédrique [...] puis les beidellites qui ont, en plus, Si substitué dans la couche tétraédrique [...]

CONT

[...] les minéraux de néoformation appartiennent surtout aux phyllosilicates à deux feuillets liés par des bases (smectites, beidellite, montmorillonite).

OBS

La beidellite fut décrite pour la première fois en 1925 dans la mine Beidelle - Colorado - USA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato de aluminio hidratado perteneciente al grupo de las arcillas.

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