Min.
A clay found in the Fort Benton
strata of the Cretaceous of Wyoming. Also, any of several clayey
deposits containing montmorillonite which have various practical
applications. (OED)
"The doctor who'd hired me wanted a marshy spot behind the house excavated for a pond, and I had my Nicaraguan, Angel, out there with a backhoe, trying to find the spring down in the mud so that we could plumb it and spread some bentonite to keep the water from running out."
- Thomas McGuane, "Weight Watchers", 4 November 2013 The New Yorker
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