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...
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palygorskite. There is a continuous variation in chemical composition from sepiolite, the most magnesic and trioctahedral endmember, to palygorskite,...
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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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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...
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bleaching agent. Products labeled fuller's earth typically consist of palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) or bentonite. Primary modern uses include...
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and actinolite. Short, fiber-like minerals include wollastonite and palygorskite. Biological fibers, also known as fibrous proteins or protein filaments...
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(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...
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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...
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