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Schematic representation of the clay structure whose charge balance is maintained by: (a) interchange cations, (b) interlaminar octahedral layer. 
oxygen, 
silicon, 
magnesium/aluminum, 
hydroxyl groups. Schematic sketch based on Beyer [136] with permission from Elsevier.
