Table 3.
Crystallographic parameters of the minerals in the BNT.
| Crystallographic |
Mineral |
|
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Montmorillonite | Gypsum |
| a (Å)a | 5.181 | 6.2742 |
| b (Å) | 8.945 | 5.67 |
| c (Å) | 12.34 | 5.67 |
| Alpha (Å) | 90 | 90 |
| Beta (Å) | 99.62 | 113.908 |
| Gamma (Å) | 90 | 90 |
| Calculated density | 1.84 | 2.27 |
| (g/cm3) | ||
Å (Angstrom unit) = 10−10m.