Layer spacing of Halloysite
A. 7.2
B. 10.25
C. 10
D. 14
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Halloysite is an aluminosilicate clay mineral with its main constituents as Oxygen, Silicon, and hydrogen. It typically forms by hydrothermal alteration of alumino-silicate minerals.Halloysite was first described in 1826 and named after the Belgian geologist Omalius d’Halloy.
Layer spacing of Halloysite is 10.25.
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