L1 /
5
CH3041
2 :1 CLAY
STRUCTURES
Muscovite
[KAl3Si3O10(OH)2]2
(Illite a 2o mineral
also has this structure)
[KAl3Si3O10(OH)2]2
(Illite a 2o mineral
also has this structure)
Smectite
[M0(Al2)(Si4)O10(OH)2 ]2
eg.montmorillonite
K+x+y(Al2-xMgx) (Si4-yAly)O10(OH)2
[M0(Al2)(Si4)O10(OH)2 ]2
eg.montmorillonite
K+x+y(Al2-xMgx) (Si4-yAly)O10(OH)2
