Definition of Saponite. Meaning of Saponite. Synonyms of Saponite

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Definition of Saponite

Saponite
Saponite Sap"o*nite, n. [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock.

Meaning of Saponite from wikipedia

- Saponite is a trioctahedral mineral of the smectite group. Its chemical formula is Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·n(H2O). It is soluble in sulfuric acid...
- montmorillonite, nontronite and beidellite, and trioctahedral smectites, such as saponite. In 2013, analytical tests by the Curiosity rover found results consistent...
- required to resolve individual clay particles. Members of this group include saponite, nontronite, beidellite, and hectorite. Montmorillonite is a subclass of...
- vermiculite family Beidellite Ferrosaponite Montmorillonite Nontronite Saponite Sauconite Swinefordite Vermiculite Volkonskoite Yakhontovite Chlorites...
- capacity of 2 million carats. The forecasted m**** of diamond clay tailings (saponite) to be discharged is 68 million tons if mining to the depths of 460 m....
- vermiculite family Beidellite Ferrosaponite Montmorillonite Nontronite Saponite Sauconite Swinefordite Vermiculite Volkonskoite Yakhontovite Chlorites...
- Clay–water interaction Expansive clay Hectorite Montmorillonite Nontronite Saponite CNRLT (2012). "Smectite : Définition de smectite" [Smectite: Definition...
- minerals known to form mountain leather include: actinolite, palygorskite, saponite, sepiolite, tremolite, and zeolite. Chrysotile Committee on Asbestos: Selected...
- Saneroite Sanguite Sanidine (orthoclase variety) Santabarbaraite Santite Saponite (clay mineral) Sapphirine Sarabauite Sarcolite Sarkinite S****olite Satterlyite...
- vermiculite family Beidellite Ferrosaponite Montmorillonite Nontronite Saponite Sauconite Swinefordite Vermiculite Volkonskoite Yakhontovite Chlorites...