Usually means: Absorbent clay used for drilling.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (bentonite)

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

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montmorillonite, montmorilonite, bentonitization, nontronite, melinite, macaloid, attapulgite, china clay, batrachite, bartonite, more...

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sodium bentonite, bentonite flocculation test, Bentonite production by country, more...

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western, dry, natural, southern, powdered, sodium, white, pure, commercial, granular, cement

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Similar:
montmorillonite, montmorilonite, bentonitization, nontronite, melinite, macaloid, attapulgite, china clay, batrachite, bartonite, more...

Phrases:
sodium bentonite, bentonite flocculation test, Bentonite production by country, more...

Adjectives:
western, dry, natural, southern, powdered, sodium, white, pure, commercial, granular, cement

Colors:
    gray,     beige,     brown,     taupe,     cream, more...



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