Smectite (group)
Properties
| Formula | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Abbreviation | Sme |
| Classification | Clay |
| Members | Ferrosaponite, Illite-Smectite 11.5A, Zincsilite, Montmorillonite, Yakhontovite, Illite-Smectite 12.0A, Nontronite, Saliotite, Beidellite, Sauconite, Hectorite, Saponite, Volkonskoite, Swinefordite, Stevensite, Montmorillonite, Fe |
| Luminescence emitters | H-O-H, M[n]OH |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Monoclinic |
| Tags | Aluminosilicate , Hydrated, Group |