Common clay types according to the structure.
Clay structure | Clay types | |
---|---|---|
Layered | 1 : 1 | Halloysite, kaolinite, rectorite |
2 : 1 | Bentonite, hectorite, LAPONITE®, montmorillonite, sepiolite, saponite, vermiculite, illite, muscovite, biotite | |
2 : 1 : 1 | Chlorite | |
Fibrous | Attapulgite |