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Imogolite (Pedology 🟤)

Imogolite is an aluminium silicate clay mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO34. It occurs in soils formed from volcanic ash and was first described in 1962 for an occurrence in Uemura, Kumamoto prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan. Its name originates from the Japanese word imogo, which refers to the brownish yellow soil derived from volcanic ash. It ...