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What is a pyrophyllite?

What is a pyrophyllite? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc.
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Associated minerals include pyrophyllite, lazulite, quartz, various brightly colored iron oxides, barite, and a suite of microcrystalline phosphates.
In many cases, quartz overgrowths were preferentially corroded and dissolved in the presence of pyrophyllite, most likely during acidic metasomatism.
Rutile crystals, commonly associated with lazulite, pyrophyllite, and kyanite, are found at Horrsjoberg, Sweden.
The wall rock was highly altered and consisted of a groundmass of pyrophyllite and fine-grained pyrite.
Pyrophyllite, a hydrous aluminum silicate, is the basis for the new product, called Airblock.
Groups in this class include micas, kaolins, vermiculites, chlorites, talc, pyrophyllite, and smectites.

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