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hal⋅loy⋅site

  [huh-loi-sahyt, -zahyt, ha-]
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–noun
a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
Origin:
1820–30; after Jean-Baptiste-Julien Omalius d'Halloy (1783–1875), Belgian geologist; with -site for -ite 1 , after mineral names formed from surnames ending in s
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halloysite

clay mineral that occurs in two forms: one is similar in composition to kaolinite, and the other is hydrated. Both forms have a lower specific gravity than kaolinite, are fibrous rather than platy, and may exhibit a prismatic tubular shape. Seekaolinite.

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