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Two examples of typical crystal structures of common clay minerals: (a) montmorillonite, a 2:1 type smectite with layers consisting of two tetrahedral sheets and one octahedral sheet with layers separated by the interlayer space with hydrated cations; (b) kaolinite, a 1:1 type clay mineral with layers consisting of one tetrahedral and one octahedral sheet.
