smectite

English

Noun

smectite (plural smectites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure

Further reading

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