montmorillonite
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Origin of montmorillonite
1850–55; named after Montmorillon, France, where it was found; see -ite 1
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Layers of clay — bentonite and montmorillonite, to be specific — are found beneath the ground, interspersed between layers of bedrock.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
El Hachemi Bouali, assistant professor of geosciences at Nevada State College, said it all comes down to clay — bentonite and montmorillonite, to be specific.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2023
In another location, Opportunity sees an aluminium-rich variety called montmorillonite.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2014
Esperance is the most clay-laden rock seen by Opportunity in its nine and a half years on Mars The clays are aluminium-rich, possibly of the type montmorillonite.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2013
In addition, we know that montmorillonite clays are a potent catalyst for combining amino acids into longer chain molecules resembling proteins.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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