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Environment and Public Health > Environment > Soil > Clay
Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Soil > Clay
Complex Mixtures > Soil > Clay
Physical Phenomena > Geological Phenomena > Soil > Clay

Preferred term

Clay  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Halloysite
  • Halloysites

Scope note

  • A naturally-occurring rock or soil constituent characterized by particles with a diameter of less than 0.005 mm. It is composed primarily of hydrous aluminum silicates, trace amounts of metal OXIDES, and organic matter.

History note

  • 2019 (1976)

In other languages

  • savi

    Finnish

  • savimaa
  • Lera

    Swedish

  • Halloysit

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077215

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