: any of a group of clay minerals having essentially the crystal structure of muscovite
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Benson and his colleagues studied samples of both smectite and illite drilled from the ground throughout the caldera.
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Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
Benson and colleagues think that the caldera’s illite formed when lithium-rich fluid, heated by the underlying volcano, washed over smectite.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
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Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
Benson and colleagues think that the caldera’s illite formed when lithium-rich fluid, heated by the underlying volcano, washed over smectite.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
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“Illite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illite. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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