imogolite

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Figure 79: Electron micrograph illustrating the thin, tubular, threadlike units of imogolite (magnified about 390,000X).

imogolite

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clay mineral
Imogolite and allophane
Imogolite is an aluminosilicate with an approximate composition of SiO₂ · Al₂O₃ · 2.5H₂O. This mineral was discovered in 1962 in a soil derived from glassy volcanic ash known as “imogo.” Electron-optical observations indicate that imogolite has a unique morphological feature of…
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Imogolite is an aluminosilicate with an approximate composition of SiO₂ · Al₂O₃ · 2.5H₂O. This mineral was discovered in 1962 in a soil derived from glassy volcanic ash known as “imogo.” Electron-optical observations indicate that imogolite has a unique morphological feature of…
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