Aluminum magnesium silicate
Agent Name
Aluminum magnesium silicate
CAS Number
12511-31-8
Formula
Al.H4-O4-Si.1/2Mg
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Angast; Magnesium aluminate metasilicate; Magnesium aluminosilicate (MgAl2Si2O8); Magnesium aluminum silicate (MgAl2(SiO4)2); Neusilin; Veegum; Aluminium magnesium silicate(2:1:2); Aluminosilicic acid (HAlSiO4), magnesium salt; Silicic acid (H4SiO4), aluminum magnesium salt (2:2:1); [ChemIDplus]
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Sources/Uses
Used as a suspending and thickening agent and as an antacid; Occurs naturally in the minerals colerainite, leuchtenbergite, pyrope, saponite, sapphirine, sheridanite, and zebedassite; [Merck Index] Saponite is used as an adsorbent in pharmaceutical grade clays; [HSDB]
Comments
See "Aluminum."
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