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VermiculiteVermiculite
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Definition:Definition:
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Minerals with micaceous morphologyMinerals with micaceous morphologycommonly formed by the alteration of commonly formed by the alteration of biotite and Iron-bearing phlogopite.biotite and Iron-bearing phlogopite.
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Supergene alteration product formed bySupergene alteration product formed bythe combined effects of weathering andthe combined effects of weathering andcirculating groundwater.circulating groundwater.
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(Mg,Ca,K,Fe(Mg,Ca,K,Fe
2+2+
))
33
 (Si,AL,Fe(Si,AL,Fe
3+3+
))
44
OO
1010
(OH)(OH)
22
OO
44
HH
22
O, HydratedO, HydratedMagnesium Iron Aluminum SilicateMagnesium Iron Aluminum SilicateHydroxideHydroxide
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/vermicul/vermicul.htm
 
 
Vermiculite - ClassVermiculite - Class
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Class: SilicatesClass: Silicates(SiO(SiO
44
)) 
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Subclass: PhylosilicatesSubclass: Phylosilicates(The Sheet Structures)(The Sheet Structures) 
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Groups: The Clays and theGroups: The Clays and theMonmorillonite / Smectite GroupMonmorillonite / Smectite Group
(It is sometimes put in the Mica group but recent analysis has excluded it from(It is sometimes put in the Mica group but recent analysis has excluded it fromthat group)that group)
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