Layer
Name
Smectite SWy-2 with 7.76% adsorbed-interlayer H2O
Physical characteristics
Type of layer
granular
Thickness
1.0  $\pm$ 0.1  $mm$
Mass
0.4903 $\pm$ 0.092 $g$
Texture
earthy
Type of porosity
open pores
Porosity
0.53
Density
0.65 $g.cm^{-3}$
Formation mode
manual deposition
Temperature
293.0  $\pm$ 5.0  $K$
Number
10
Arrangement
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Na-Montmorillonite with adsorbed and interlayer water homogeneously mixed (with interlayer and adsorbed water) 0.4203 0.85
Quartz homogeneously mixed 0.02 0.06
Plagioclase homogeneously mixed 0.016 0.05
Gypsum homogeneously mixed 0.002 0.005
Calcite homogeneously mixed 0.002 0.005
Dolomite homogeneously mixed 0.001 0.002
Kaolinite homogeneously mixed 0.005 0.013
Chlorites homogeneously mixed 0.001 0.002
Clinopyroxenes homogeneously mixed 0.018 0.044
Orthopyroxenes homogeneously mixed 0.005 0.014