Illite–smectite interstratified clay minerals are ubiquitous in sedimentary basins and they have been linked to the maturation, migration and trapping of hydrocarbons1, rock cementation2 ...

Benson and his colleagues studied samples of both smectite and illite drilled from the ground throughout the caldera. “There’s lithium everywhere you drill,” he says.

News Release 10-Feb-2021 Smectite promotes probiotic biofilm formation in gut for cancer immunotherapy Peer-Reviewed Publication Nanjing University School of Life Sciences ...

Geologists from MIT have identified smectite, a clay mineral with the unique ability to capture and store carbon for millions of years, potentially cooling Earth's climate.

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