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Pyrophyllite is a
phyllosilicate mineral composed of
aluminium silicate hydroxide: Al2Si4O10(OH)2. It
occurs in two
forms (habits):
crystalline folia and...
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local farmers raise cattle, sheep, pigs,
dairy cows and chicken. A
major pyrophyllite mine lies near it on the farm Gestoptefontein. This town
originated from...
- on 2 July 2013. "
Pyrophyllite" (PDF).
Division of
Resources and Energy,
Government of Australia.
Retrieved 2 July 2013. "
Pyrophyllite -
Indian Minerals...
- have been
collected by
miners and
rockhounds from 3-billion-year-old
pyrophyllite deposits mined by
Wonderstone Ltd., near Ottosdal,
South Africa. They...
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University "Serpentine Subgroup". mindat.org.
Retrieved 30
April 2021. "
pyrophyllite |
mineral | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
Retrieved 2022-11-15. "Serpentine...
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magnesium silicate,
lithium magnesium sodium silicate, montmorillonite,
pyrophyllite, and zeolite".
International Journal of Toxicology. 22
Suppl 1: 37–102...
- Talc is a
trioctahedral layered mineral; its
structure is
similar to
pyrophyllite, but with
magnesium in the
octahedral sites of the
composite layers....
- montmorillonite-smectite, and illite. Chlorite, vermiculite, talc, and
pyrophyllite are
sometimes also
classified as clay minerals.
There are approximately...
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allows the
crystals to be
pulled apart into very thin
elastic sheets.
Pyrophyllite, and talc are
softer than
micas and have a
greasy feel,
while chlorite...
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needles and
platelets with
other silicates. It is
isostructural with the
pyrophyllite-talc
mineral group.
Minnesotaite was
first described in 1944 for occurrences...
