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.