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Table 1. Clay mineral names and relevant attributes. Figure 4 shows layer structures for the clay minerals described in the table. Clay Mineral – A colloidal size, crystalline, hydrous silicate with a crystal structure of the 3-layer type, kaolinite, or of the 2-layer type, montmorillonite, in which silicon and aluminum ions have tetrahedral coordination with respect to the oxygen, while