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Smectite 2 - dioctahedral
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, drill hole UE25a#1 and a depth of 1296.2 feet
Field of view approx. 28 microns wide
Photo courtesy Steve Chipera, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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