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Hillite vs Illite - What's the difference?

hillite | illite |

As nouns the difference between hillite and illite

is that hillite is (mineral) a triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc while illite is (mineralogy) a micaceous phyllosilicate mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

hillite

English

Noun

  • (mineral) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc.

    • References

    * Hillite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Hillite.shtml]

    illite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

    • Synonyms

    * hydromica * hydromuscovite

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