Talk:Montmorillonite

message: Please can someone give an idea of size, such as a scale bar. This is very basic stuff. Not including these is bad practice and makes the images of very little value. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.64.39 (talk • contribs) 
:I have answered here. Best regards Rhanyeia 12:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd agree and have posted a note on the talk page of the user who uploaded the image. Vsmith (talk) 16:02, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right, I can't believe I didn't notice! I was probably not paying enough attention to the accuracy of the figure, since I was focusing on translating the German version of the figure (I didn't create the original). I'll fix it tomorrow, if no one else beats me to it. --Itub (talk) 19:39, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. --Itub (talk) 13:03, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Try googling 'montmorillonite france' - you should come up with a European supplier who may be able to redirect you wherever you are on the globe, or supply you direct. Antoniolus  —Preceding undated comment was added at 14:08, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Images

message: Montmorillonite has recently caught my attention as an ingredient in body wraps. Just how much is it used is my question because as the Wikipedia article says it has absorbent properties. Just what is meant to absorb? Sweat? Fat?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.9.109.194 (talk) 02:12, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Montmorillonite's use in body wraps is not directly linked to its absorbent properties IMHO. Its use in face masks is more so, because it helps to deal with oily skin (and pimples). See more in medicinal clay. Dyuku (talk) 18:16, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  MOntmorillonite as a body wrap ingredient?

message: This talk page had no table of contents. I just fixed this problem (by adding some space at the top). 
Also, why is there no affiliation with WikiProject Geology? Dyuku (talk) 18:51, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, the American-English tag was presumably meant to be at the top? Dyuku (talk) 19:00, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: table of contents?

message: What is the reason for this revert? It makes no sense to me. Dyuku (talk) 20:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Undone - "There are also many medicinal uses for Montmorillonite -- see Medicinal clay." as a weasely and unsourced link to a rather poor and rather promotional article. Vsmith (talk) 21:15, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: "unsourced link"??? Could we please see an example of a "sourced link"? I've never heard of a thing like that... Things here are getting curiouser and curiouser. Dyuku (talk) 06:56, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

text: I must agree with Vsmith at this point.  When one searches for Montmorillonite health effects on pub med it finds only a single article looking at safety in humans.  No comments are made on health effects.  We need medical literature comments on health effects.  A link to another article is not sufficient.  Please provide me with refs if I have missed any.  Cheers Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:07, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  revert by Vsmith 

message: Vsmith has stated that "bentonite IS montmorillonite plus ~10% volcanic crud n stuff". I would like to see some citation for that.
AFAIK this "truth" is not universally accepted by specialists. Does Vsmith really think that 
montmorillonite doesn't contain any "volcanic crud n stuff"?
Neither bentonite nor montmorillonite, in their raw state, can be considered in any sense as "pure". This is just simple logic. Both of these minerals vary widely in their contents. Dyuku (talk) 03:31, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  montmorillonite and bentonite 

message: I have now added this new section, including 41 valid refs. Most of them are quite recent. The progress in science goes on, and let's hope that those with obscurantist views will somehow manage to reconcile themselves to new ideas and research.
Of course the section can be improved and expanded, but this takes time. Dyuku (talk) 03:38, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in medicine and pharmacology 

message: I removed the  from this article because it doesn't seem appropriate.  There was a little information that might have use, so I'm copying it here.  | CrystalStruct = C 2/m | LattConst_a = 5.17 | LattConst_b = 8.94 | LattConst_c = 9.95  ChemNerd (talk) 20:33, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chembox 

message: Removed a bunch of primary sources per WP:PRIMARY - the majority of the refs in the Use in medicine and pharmacology were primary sources. Vsmith (talk) 15:23, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Primary sources 

message: When I search google (http://www.google.com/search?q=Montmorillonite+clay), many of the results are related to it's use in humans, yet when I come to Wikipedia to learn more about it, they talk about all it's uses except this. Article history shows someone removing large amounts of sourced info due to it being "primary". That's a counterintuitve rule for an info site, but ok. (I rather read primary sources directly than what some one thinks about it (secondary sources) and then form my own conclusions. You must start with information, right or wrong, first otherwise the third-party's analysis of it isn't very useful.) Anyway, all it says is "Montmorillonite clay is widely used in medicine and pharmacology" Oh, really? Yeah, google can tell me that.. how about wikipedia tell me why? 71.155.243.176 (talk) 05:32, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lacking in information 

message: In the uses section it is stated "Hence, Sodium Montmorillonite has come to be used as the major constituent in non-explosive agents for splitting rock in natural stone quarries...". No sources or examples are given for this statement. The major constituent in non-explosive demolition agents is Calcium Hydroxide or Calcium Oxide according to the MSDS's for these products. Does anyone know of Montmorillonite's use in non-explosive agents? Is there a reference or source for the above statement?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgbasha (talk • contribs) 16:02, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uses of montmorillonite in non-explosive agents 

message: In the uses section it is stated "Hence, Sodium Montmorillonite has come to be used as the major constituent in non-explosive agents for splitting rock in natural stone quarries...". No sources or examples are given for this statement. The major constituent in non-explosive demolition agents is Calcium Hydroxide or Calcium Oxide according to the MSDS's for these products. Does anyone know of Montmorillonite's use in non-explosive agents? Is there a reference or source for the above statement? Dgbasha (talk) 14:44, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of Montmorillonite in non-explosive demolition agents 

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