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Name: Montmorillonite RRUFF ID: R110053 Ideal Chemistry: (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O Locality: Chambers, Arizona, USA Source: Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc. No. 23 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tan colored consolidated powder Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by X-ray diffraction |
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Mineral Groups: [ Clay (86) ] [ Smectite-vermiculite (7) ] | ||
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RRUFF ID: | R110053.1 | |||||
Sample Description: | Powder | |||||
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REFERENCES for Montmorillonite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Mauduyt L (1847) Un mot sur un morceau de quartz d'une variété particulière, ainsi que sur une substance minérale trouvée dans le département de la Vienne, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 4, 168-170 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 42, 919-921 [view file] |
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Tazaki K (1987) Transformations of Al-interlayered montmorillonite upon aging, The Canadian Mineralogist, 25, 347-352 [view file] |
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Hamilton V E, McSween H Y, Hapke B (2005) Mineralogy of Martian atmospheric dust inferred from thermal infrared spectra of aerosols, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, E12006 [link] |
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de Pablo L, Chavez M L, Monsalvo R (2007) The state of hydration of Ca-exchanged montmorillonite at a depth of 2-2.7 kilometers, The Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 281-292 [view file] |
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Gournis D, Lappas A, Karakassides M A, Többens D, Moukarika A (2008) A neutron diffraction study of alkali cation migration in montmorillonites, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 35, 49-58 |
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Martos-Villa R, Guggenheim S, Sainz-Díaz C I (2013) Interlayer water molecules in organocation-exchanged vermiculite and montmorillonite: A case study of tetramethylammonium, American Mineralogist, 98, 1535-1542 |
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