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smectite (clay mineral, mineral, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Any of a group of expanding-lattice clay minerals, the chief constituent of bentonite and fuller's earth. |
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smectite (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
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smectis (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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esmectita (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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........................ clay mineral (G) |
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............................ smectite (G) |
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............................ smectite (G) |
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Dutch ..... Elk van een groep kleimineralen met expanderende kristalroosters; het belangrijkste bestanddeel van bentoniet en bleekaarde. |
Spanish ..... Cualquier grupo de minerales arcillosos en entramado expansivo, principal constituyente de la bentonita y de la tierra de Fuller.
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Related concepts: |
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constituent of .... |
bentonite |
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(slip (clay), <clay by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300010461] |
constituent of .... |
fuller's earth |
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(<clay by composition or origin>, clay, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300210312] |
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