Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum (/ˈmɪərʃɔːm/ MEER-shawm, /-ʃəm/ -shəm; German: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊm] ; meaning "sea foam"), is...
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A meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊ̯m] , German...
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commonly includes two or more of the following minerals: serpentine, talc, sepiolite, smectite, or chlorite, and Ni-Mg silicates, with or without alumina,...
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postclassic Mesoamerica were frequently daubed with this blue pigmentation. Sepiolite – Soft and porous white magnesium silicate clay mineral Talc – Hydrated...
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tantalite-(Mn)) Mariposite (variety of phengite/muscovite) Meerschaum (variety of sepiolite) Melanite (variety of andradite) Menilite (variety of opal) Milky quartz...
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Plant available water in sandy soils can be increased by the presence of sepiolite clay Field capacity Integral energy Nonlimiting water range Permanent...
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area is particularly noted as a center for quarrying. Here, meerschaum (sepiolite), was used to make the Somali people's trademark Dabqaad incense burner...
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Fe)3(OH)6 Vermiculite – (Mg,Fe,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2·4H2O Other clay minerals Sepiolite – Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O Palygorskite (or attapulgite) – (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4(H2O)...
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to form mountain leather include: actinolite, palygorskite, saponite, sepiolite, tremolite, and zeolite. Chrysotile Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health...
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clay types exist such as palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) and sepiolite, clays with long water channels internal to their structure. Mixed layer...
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