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Bentonite
A plastic, colloidal clay largely composed of the mineral sodium montmorillonite (a hydrated aluminum silicate) and having the property of swelling when hydrated in an aqueous solution. The generic term "bentonite" is neither an exact mineralogical name nor is the clay of definite mineralogical composition. Bentonite has a specific gravity ranging from 2.
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