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Montmorillonite vs Hectorite - What's the difference?

montmorillonite | hectorite |

As nouns the difference between montmorillonite and hectorite

is that montmorillonite is any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses while hectorite is a basic silicate of magnesium and lithium; it is a clay mineral of the montmorillonite group.

montmorillonite

English

Noun

(wikipedia montmorillonite) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses

    • See also

    *vermiculite

    hectorite

    English

    (wikipedia hectorite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A basic silicate of magnesium and lithium; it is a clay mineral of the montmorillonite group.

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