CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | A hydrated magnesium-iron-aluminum silicate that expands up to 20 times when heated to 1093 degrees C; [Hawley] |
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| Chemical Classes | Mineral Dusts -> Other Mineral Dusts |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 234.24 g/mol |
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| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 6 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 233.871405 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 233.871405 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 66.2 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 10 |
| Formal Charge | -3 |
| Complexity | 18.8 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 7 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Vermiculite is a mineral with formula of Mg0.7(Mg,Fe3+,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O or Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O. The IMA symbol is Vrm.