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Phyllosilicate vs Organoclay - What's the difference?

phyllosilicate | organoclay |

As nouns the difference between phyllosilicate and organoclay

is that phyllosilicate is (chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra while organoclay is an organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.

phyllosilicate

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (chemistry, mineralogy) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra

    • See also

    * ("phyllosilicate" on Wikipedia)

    organoclay

    English

    Noun

  • An organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.