Montmorillonite (MMT) is a natural clay mineral belonging to the smectite group. It is a dioctahedral 2:1 phyllosilicate constituted by two tetrahedral sheets (T:O:T) and one octahedral sheet. Unlike other clay nanoparticles, the montmorillonite presents an interlayer space between each triple-sheet-layer (Fig. 13–5). What is the difference between kaolinite andRead More →
Barite is common in low temperature hydrothermal vein deposits; also as a component of sedimentary rocks, sometimes in large beds; as concretions, in clay deposits, and rarely in cavities in igneous rocks. Good crystals abundant worldwide. What is barite used for? Barite that is used as an aggregate in aRead More →
Top Ways To Find Free Scrap Metal: Search The Streets. Check Antique or Junk Stores. Know Contractors That Deal With Metals. Buying Scrap & Selling It For More Money. Have A Drop Off Spot At Your House. Where can I find a lot of scrap metal? Junkyards and Dumpsites AnotherRead More →
The San Francisco office of the FBI said in a statement to USA TODAY on Thursday that “The FBI’s investigation into the Zodiac Killer remains open and unsolved.“ Who Solved the Zodiac cipher? David Oranchak, the leader of the team that cracked the 340-character cipher, said in a written exchangeRead More →
The mosasaurs ruled the ocean in the late Cretaceous period. … Mosasaurs went extinct 65.5 million years ago in the same mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, Live Science previously reported. How old is the mosasaurus? Mosasaur fossil: Life of 85-million-year-old ‘sea monster’ illuminated. Summary: One of theRead More →
Five actinides have been found in nature: thorium, protoactinium, uranium, neptunium, and plutonium. How are actinides found? History of the Actinides Actinium and Protactinium are found in small portions in nature, as decay products of 253-Uranium and 238-Uranium. Microscopic amounts of Plutonium are made by neutron capture by Uranium, andRead More →
The city with the Guinness book record for the longest name of a place is Bangkok. What is the longest state name in the world? Move over, RI: Massachusetts has the longest official state name now – The Boston Globe. How old is the girl with 1000 letters in herRead More →
Occurrence. The geological type area for labradorite is Paul’s Island near the town of Nain in Labrador, Canada. It has also been reported in Poland, Norway, Finland and various other locations worldwide, with notable distribution in Madagascar, China, Australia, Slovakia and the USA. How can I tell if my labradoriteRead More →
How do you make CO2? Carbon dioxide is created as a byproduct during the industrial manufacture of ammonia, alcohol and fertilisers, as well as being emitted by power plants. Why carbon dioxide is produced? Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere naturally when organisms respire or decompose (decay), carbonate rocksRead More →
Retry the web page by pressing F5, clicking/tapping the refresh/reload button, or trying the URL from the address bar again. … Check for errors in the URL. … Move up one directory level at a time in the URL until you find something. … Search for the page from aRead More →