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Benstonite vs Bentonite - What's the difference?

benstonite | bentonite |

In mineral terms the difference between benstonite and bentonite

is that benstonite is a trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and strontium while bentonite is any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.

benstonite

English

Noun

  • (mineral) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and strontium.

    • References

    * Benstonite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Benstonite.shtml]

    bentonite

    English

    (wikipedia bentonite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) Any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
  • A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.

    • Derived terms

    * bentonitic

    Synonyms

    * when used as an anti-caking agent