1. Ke ʻano Kemika: Mg8(H2O)4[Si6O16]2(OH)4•8H2O

2. He mineral lepo o ka silicate magnesium fibrous
3. He silicate aluminum-magnesium hydrous me ke ʻano kaulahao
4. ʻAʻohe ʻōlinolino, ʻaʻohe ʻawaʻawa, ʻaʻohe ʻono, ʻaʻohe haumia
5. Ka helu haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, ka plasticity maikaʻi a me ka Insulation, ka adsorbability ikaika
6. Ke kūpaʻa wela, ke kūpaʻa paʻakai, ke kūpaʻa waikawa

Ke ʻano kemika: (Si12)(Mg8)O30(OH)4(OH2)4·8H2O
Nā Minerala Palolo Magnesium Silicate Hydrous

ʻO ka pauka sepiolite ka mea maka nui no ka lepo kai, he mineral lepo magnesium silicate hydrated i maʻemaʻe, ʻaʻohe ʻawaʻawa, ʻaʻohe ʻala, a ʻaʻohe radioactive. Loaʻa iā ia ka ʻilikai kikoʻī nui loa i nā mineral non-metallic (ʻoi aku a hiki i ka 900m2/g) a me ke ʻano pore kū hoʻokahi, ua ʻike ʻia ʻo ia ka mineral lepo adsorption ikaika loa.

ʻO kekahi o nā ʻano ʻili o ka sepiolite (e like me ka waikawa nāwaliwali o ka ʻili, ka hoʻololi ʻana o nā ion magnesium me nā ion ʻē aʻe, a pēlā aku) e hoʻolilo iā ia iho i mea pono ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻoulu no kekahi mau hopena. No laila, ʻaʻole wale ka sepiolite he mea hoʻohui maikaʻi akā he mea hoʻoulu maikaʻi a me ka mea lawe mea hoʻoulu.