Material
Name
Montmorillonite SWy-1 - 20 µm grains
Family
mineral
Origin
simulated
Comments
SWy-1 material simulated with the optical constants of Roush (2005) determined from 0-38 and 38-45 µm grain size Swy-1 samples. Unknown adsorbed H2O content
Relevance
main - major
Mass fraction
0.82 $\pm$ 0.11
Texture
clay-like
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 20.0 ${\mu}m$ 20.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 aggregate
Size method
unique size set in simulation
Number
3
Arrangement
single phase
  Name Compound type Arrangement Mass ($g$) Mass fraction Adsorbat name
Na-Montmorillonite phyllosilicate single phase 1.0 $\pm$ 0.001
Adsorbed water physically adsorbed phase sorbed phase Na-Montmorillonite
Interlayer water interlayer phase sorbed phase Na-Montmorillonite