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Vermiculite is a hydrous phyllosilicate mineral which undergoes significant expansion when heated. Exfoliation occurs when the mineral is heated sufficiently;...

used as insulation. Some deposits of vermiculite are contaminated with small amounts of asbestos. One vermiculite mine operated by W. R. Grace and Company...

higher density of glass fibers. The core of Type C panels also contains vermiculite which acts as a shrinkage-compensating additive that expands when exposed...

and vermiculite. Palabora also has processing facilities on site for the production of purified copper from mined copper ore, and a vermiculite recovery...

include: Cement Lime Refractories Metakaolin Titanium dioxide Alumina Vermiculite Iron ore pellets They are also used for roasting a wide variety of sulfide...

2020 census. Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularly fragile asbestos, leading to the...

similar properties and uses to vermiculite but, in general, holds more air and less water and is buoyant. Like perlite, vermiculite is a mineral that has been...

world's largest producer of chrome, manganese, platinum, vanadium, and vermiculite, the second largest producer of ilmenite, palladium, rutile, and zirconium...

world's largest producer of chrome, manganese, platinum, vanadium and vermiculite. It is the second largest producer of ilmenite, palladium, rutile and...

contrasted effect: highly hydrated magnesium ions are "swellers" as in vermiculite (totally expanded interlayer) while poorly hydrated potassium ions are...

then planted within a bulk substrate such as a coconut husk fiber and vermiculite mixture. Given proper humidity, temperature, and fresh air exchange,...

cobalt, industrial diamond, phosphate rock, platinum-group metals (PGM), vermiculite, and zirconium. The Central African Mining and Exploration Company (CAMEC)...

extraction; the state's resources include gold, coal, silver, talc, and vermiculite. Ecotaxes on resource extraction are numerous. A 1974 state severance...

for a period one to three months. Seeds are placed in a medium such as vermiculite, peat, or sand and refrigerated in a plastic bag or sealed container...

paint-on treatments. The bumpy surface is created by tiny particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties. Mixtures...

and masonry stone. Reserves of barytes, fluorite, wollastonite and vermiculite have also been found.[citation needed] Nearest airports are Jodhpur (145 km)...

garage, preferably in a cardboard box or container filled completely with vermiculite or perlite. Care must be taken to fully insulate the tubers. The sacred...

for building materials Shale Pumice Slag Vermiculite - many expanders of perlite are also exfoliating vermiculite and belong to both trade associations As...

following decades. Troy suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularly fragile asbestos, leading to the...

sheet sandwiched between two tetrahedral sheets, and examples are talc, vermiculite, and montmorillonite. The layers in 1:1 clays are uncharged and are bonded...