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...

palygorskite. There is a continuous variation in chemical composition from sepiolite, the most magnesic and trioctahedral endmember, to palygorskite,...

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...

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...

bleaching agent. Products labeled fuller's earth typically consist of palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) or bentonite. Primary modern uses include...

and actinolite. Short, fiber-like minerals include wollastonite and palygorskite. Biological fibers, also known as fibrous proteins or protein filaments...

(Niccolite) Nosean Nuummite Olivine Opal Fire opal Moss opal Painite Palygorskite Papagoite Pargasite Parisite Pectolite Larimar Pentlandite Peridot Periclase...

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...

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...