Marine sedimentary attapulgite of Yucatán, México
Keywords:
mineral, clay, alkalinity, acicular, palygorskite, prehispánicoAbstract
The first attapulgite (palygorskite, as per the current name by the International Mineralogical Association) deposit identified in Mexico is described. This clay mineral has an acicular habit rather than a tabular one, giving it particular properties, which results in numerous industrial uses, such as in specialized drilling muds, as well as medicinal applications. In pre-Hispanic times, it was used in the preparation of "Maya blue" as an absorbent for organic pigments. It is concluded that its origin is due to chemical precipitation as the alkalinity (pH: 8–10) of seawater increases.
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Gómez-Caballero, J. A. (2005). Historia e índice comentado del Boletín del Instituto de Geología de la UNAM. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana: Volumen Conmemorativo del Centenario Aspectos históricos de la Geología Mexicana, 57I(2), 149-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2005v57n2a3
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