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Palygorskite or
attapulgite is a
magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate with the
chemical formula (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4(H2O) that
occurs in a type of clay soil...
- from the
leaves of anil (Indigofera suffruticosa)
plants combined with
palygorskite, a
natural clay and type of fuller's
earth which is most
common in the...
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palygorskite.
There is a
continuous variation in
chemical composition from sepiolite, the most
magnesic and
trioctahedral endmember, to
palygorskite,...
- and actinolite. Short, fiber-like
minerals include wollastonite and
palygorskite.
Biological fibers, also
known as
fibrous proteins or
protein filaments...
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bleaching agent.
Products labeled fuller's
earth typically consist of
palygorskite (attapulgite) or bentonite.
Primary modern uses
include as absorbents...
- Anil is
commonly used as a
source for
indigo dye, and if
mixed with
Palygorskite clays, can
produce Maya blue, a
pigment used by the
Mesoamerican civilizations...
- (Niccolite)
Nosean Nuummite Olivine Opal Fire opal Moss opal
Painite Palygorskite Papagoite Pargasite Parisite Pectolite Larimar Pentlandite Peridot Periclase...
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infusing indigo dyes (particularly
those derived from the anil shrub) into
palygorskite, a clay that
binds and
stabilises the
indigo such that it
becomes resistant...
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considerable chemical variation.
Other 2:1 clay
types exist such as
palygorskite (also
known as attapulgite) and sepiolite,
clays with long
water channels...
- Si)4O10(OH)2·4H2O
Other clay
minerals Sepiolite – Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O
Palygorskite (or attapulgite) – (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4(H2O) Mica
group Biotite – K(Mg...
