Material
Name
Na-Montmorillonite with adsorbed and interlayer water
Origin
natural terrestrial
Comments
Mass fraction probably < 0.75 (for raw and 0.87-0.95 for < 2µm size) - Contain 0.11 of Saponite - Adsorption independent of particle size (aggregate of < 2µm particles) but can vary with ambient conditions
Texture
clay-like
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 200.0 μm 280.0 μm 1.0 aggregate
Size method
dry sieving between 200 and 280 µm meshs, without grinding
Number
3
Arrangement
single phase
  Name Compound type Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Adsorbat name
Na-Montmorillonite phyllosilicate single phase 1.0 ± 0.001
Adsorbed water physically adsorbed phase sorbed phase Na-Montmorillonite
Interlayer water interlayer phase sorbed phase Na-Montmorillonite