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Perlite vs Zeolite - What's the difference?

perlite | zeolite |

As nouns the difference between perlite and zeolite

is that perlite is (mineralogy) an amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian while zeolite is .

perlite

English

Noun

(wikipedia perlite) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) An amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
  • The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=4 citation , passage=Technical terms like ferrite, perlite , graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]}}

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    zeolite

    English

    (wikipedia zeolite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure; they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography.