1. Tātai Matū: Mg8(H2O)4[Si6O16]2(OH)4•8H2O

2. He kohuke uku o te silicate konupora muka
3. He silicate konumohe-konupora wai me te hanganga mekameka
4. Kore kanapa, kore kino, kore reka, kāore he parahanga
5. He iti te tere whakaheke, he pai te kirihou me te whakamarumaru, he kaha te mimiti
6. Ātete pāmahana, ātete tote, ātete waikawa

Tātai matū: (Si12)(Mg8)O30(OH)4(OH2)4·8H2O
Ngā Kohuke Uku Konupora Hirakate

Ko te rauemi matua mō te paru moana ko te paura sepiolite, he kohuke uku konupora silicate waikura, he parakore, kāore he paitini, kāore he kakara, kāore hoki he irahiko. Koia te mea nui rawa atu te horahanga mata motuhake i roto i ngā kohuke kore-whakarewa (tae atu ki te 900m2/g) me te hanganga pūwero ahurei, e mōhiotia ana ko ia te kohuke uku mimiti kaha rawa atu.

Ko ētahi o ngā āhuatanga o te mata o te sepiolite (pērā i te ngoikore o te waikawa o te mata, te whakakapinga o ngā iona konupora ki ētahi atu iona, me ētahi atu) e whai hua ai hei whakakorikori mō ētahi tauhohenga. Nō reira, ehara i te mea he pai te whakakōkōri o te sepiolite engari he pai hoki hei whakakorikori me te kawe whakakorikori.