1. Fomula ya Mankhwala: Mg8(H2O)4[Si6O16]2(OH)4•8H2O

2. Mchere wa dongo wa magnesium silicate wopangidwa ndi ulusi
3. Silicate ya hydrous aluminiyamu-magnesium yokhala ndi kapangidwe ka unyolo
4. Yopanda kuwala, yoopsa, yopanda kukoma, yopanda kuipitsa
5. Kuchepa kwa shrinkage, plasticity yabwino komanso kutchinjiriza, kukhuthala kwamphamvu
6. Kukana kutentha, kukana mchere, kukana asidi

Fomula ya mankhwala: (Si12)(Mg8)O30(OH)4(OH2)4·8H2O
Mineral ya Hydrous Magnesium Silicate Clay

Zinthu zazikulu zopangira matope a m'nyanja ndi ufa wa sepiolite, womwe ndi mchere wa dongo wa magnesium silicate womwe ndi woyera, wopanda poizoni, wopanda fungo, komanso wopanda poizoni. Uli ndi malo akuluakulu kwambiri a mchere wosakhala wachitsulo (mpaka 900m2/g) komanso kapangidwe kake kapadera ka ma pore, ndipo umadziwika kuti ndi mchere wamphamvu kwambiri wa dongo wothira madzi.

Zina mwa zinthu zomwe sepiolite ili nazo pamwamba (monga asidi wofooka pamwamba, kusintha ma ayoni a magnesium ndi ma ayoni ena, ndi zina zotero) zimapangitsa kuti ikhale yothandiza ngati chothandizira pazochitika zina. Chifukwa chake, sepiolite si yongowonjezera madzi kokha komanso ndi chothandizira komanso chonyamulira chabwino.