Material
Name
Mg-exchanged beidellite SbCa-1 size-fraction <1 µm
Reference code
MgSWy2_LSD
Origin
natural terrestrial
Texture
clay-like
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 1.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 $\pm$ 0.05 platy
Size method
Size-fraction was separated in a centrifuge (Stoke's Law) but not verified
Number
2
Arrangement
filled agglomerate
  Name Compound type Arrangement Mass ($g$) Mass fraction Adsorbat name
Mg-saturated SbCa-1 beidellite <1 micron phyllosilicate homogeneous in multi-phases 1.0 $\pm$ 0.05
Interlayer water interlayer phase sorbed phase Mg-exchanged montmorillonite SWy-2 size-fraction <0.1 µm