montmorillonite

English

Montmorillonite

Noun

montmorillonite (plural montmorillonites)

(mineralogy) Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.

See also

vermiculite

Further reading

“Montmorillonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
montmorillonite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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