- sauconite
- sau·con·ite
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sauconite
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Sauconite — is a complex phyllosilicate mineral of the smectite clay group, formula Na0.3Zn3(SiAl)4O10(OH)2·4H2O. It forms soft earthy bluish white to red brown monoclinic crystals typically massive to micaceous in habit. It has a Mohs hardness of 1 to 2 and … Wikipedia
sauconite — ˈsȯkəˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: Upper Saucon, Lehigh County, Penn., its locality + English ite : a montmorillonitic mineral Zn3Si4D10(OH)2.nH2O consisting of a basic hydrous zinc aluminum silicate isomorphous with saponite … Useful english dictionary
List of minerals S-T (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… … Wikipedia
Fraipontite — Fraipontite[1] Catégorie IX : silicates[2] … Wikipédia en Français
List of minerals — This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals… … Wikipedia
clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… … Universalium
