Layer
Name
Montmorillonite STx-1 - 2 µm grains
Type of layer
granular
Thickness
3.0  $\pm$ 0.2  $mm$
Texture
earthy
Type of porosity
open pores
Porosity
0.53
Density
0.65 $g.cm^{-3}$
Comments
Fractions of materials are given for the dry sample (H2O not included)
Formation mode
manual deposition
Temperature
298.0  $\pm$ 1.0  $K$
Comments
The sample holder was filled to rim with sample powder and then very slightly packed until the surface appeared perfectly smooth
Number
9
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) 0.946
Quartz 0.001
Plagioclase 0.006
Alkali Feldspars 0.009
Calcite 0.005
Dolomite 0.001
Kaolinite 0.001
Chlorites 0.021
Clinopyroxenes 0.008