colloidal clay
1Clay cutan — Clay Cutans are a geologic fabric that develop around ancient cavities (such as peds) within paleosols. Contents 1 Formation 2 Recognition 3 Practical Significance 4 References …
2clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… …
3clay — 1. A rock or mineral fragment or a detrital particle of any composition smaller than a very fine silt grain, having a diameter less than 1/256 mm (4 microns, or 0.00016 in., or 8 phi units.) This size is approximately the upper limit of size… …
4clay colloid — 1. A clay particle having a diameter less than 1 micron (0.001 mm.) 2. A colloidal substance consisting of clay size particles …
5clay soil — noun : a soil that contains a high percentage of fine particles and colloidal substance and becomes sticky when wet …
6attapulgite clay — A colloidal, viscositybuilding clay consisting of hydrous magnesium aluminum silicates and used principally in salt water drilling fluids [6] …
7bentonite — Native colloidal hydrated aluminum silicate; an absorbent clay found in the western U.S.; it is sometimes used in the treatment of diarrhea and skin disorders and was used as a suspending agent in lotions. [Fort Benton, Montana, + ite] * * *… …
8bentonite — noun Etymology: Fort Benton, Mont. Date: 1898 an absorptive and colloidal clay used especially as a sealing agent or suspending agent (as of drugs) • bentonitic adjective …
9Bensonite — is a colloidal clay. It is a carbonate mineral which contains barium, magnesium, calcium, manganese and strontium with the general composition (Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13. Said to give creative energy to those who carry it on their person.… …
10bentonite — A colloidal clay, largely made up of the mineral sodium montmorillonite, a hydrated aluminum silicate [6] …
