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Synthesis of an Interstratified Mineral from Micas

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SERICITE, otherwise known as hydromuscovite, is a product of hydrothermal alteration of granodiorite and occurs as aggregates of fine grains with a silky lustre. It has the chemical composition shown in Table 1 (1).

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  1. Brindley, G. W., Amer. Mineralogist, 41, 91 (1956).

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UEDA, S., SUDO, T. Synthesis of an Interstratified Mineral from Micas. Nature 211, 1393–1394 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111393a0

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