Matter
Name
Smectite or illite grains smaller than 50 µm
Family
Family
mineral
Database
Experimentalists
Level
local matter
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
Bernard Schmitt, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), OSUG-D, 414, Rue de la Piscine, 38400 St-Martin d’Hères, France
Body name
Earth
Preparation
sieved fraction
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 0.0 ${\mu}m$ 50.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 None
Size method
Grains were dry-sieved
Number
5
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Smectite The main mineral constituting this matter is either smectite or illite.
Illite The main mineral constituting this matter is either smectite or illite.
Microcline
Quartz
Kaolinite
Title
Grinding and sieving

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Smectite or illite grains smaller than 50 µm (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 mechanical Grinding: the raw material was put into the grinding bowl of a planetary grinder with 15-mm diameter ZrO2 balls for 20 minutes of dry-grinding
#2 mechanical Sieving: the grinded material was passed through a 50-µm sieve
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