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  • noun mineralogy A basic silicate of magnesium and lithium; it is a clay mineral of the montmorillonite group

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Examples

  • Key ingredients are silicones, white clay and hectorite for high fidelity flawlessness and mother of pearl for radiance.

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  • Mention has been made previously of Western Lithium's hectorite deposits in the western United States.

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  • As an example, the hectorite deposit on the Nevada / Oregon border comprises 5 lenses.

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  • Mention has been made previously of Western Lithium's hectorite deposits in the western United States.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • As an example, the hectorite deposit on the Nevada / Oregon border comprises 5 lenses.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • Mention has been made previously of Western Lithium's hectorite deposits in the western United States.

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  • As an example, the hectorite deposit on the Nevada / Oregon border comprises 5 lenses.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • Mention has been made previously of Western Lithium's hectorite deposits in the western United States.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • SD alcohol 40-B (10\%W / W) sorbitan monooleate, stearalkonium hectorite.

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