MONTMORILLONITE (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O (monoclinic)
smectite group; varieties: bentonite


pseudomorph after platy osumilite microcrystals, in rhyolite
Mackenzie Pass, Lane County, Oregon

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