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Smectite

Scope note

Any of a group of expanding-lattice clay minerals, the chief constituent of bentonite and fuller's earth. AGID84

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000209720

Broader Terms used

<clay minerals>

Narrower Terms used

montmorillonite

Created

12yrs ago

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