I-Sepiolite fiber luhlobo lwe-fiber yeminerali yendalo, oluyintlobo ye-fiber yeminerali ye-sepiolite, ebizwa ngokuba yi-α - sepiolite. I-Sepiolite luhlobo lweminerali ye-silicate ye-chain enee-layered chain. Kwisakhiwo se-sepiolite, umaleko we-magnesia octahedron ubekwe phakathi kwe-tetrahedrons ezimbini ze-silicon oxygen, okwenza iyunithi yesakhiwo esinee-layered yohlobo lwe-2:1. Umaleko we-tetrahedral uyaqhubeka kwaye ulwalathiso lwe-oxygen esebenzayo kumaleko luguqulwa rhoqo. Umaleko we-octahedral wenza itshaneli ehlelwe ngokwahlukana phakathi kweeleya eziphezulu nezisezantsi. Ulwalathiso lwetshaneli luhambelana ne-fiber axis, luvumela iimolekyuli zamanzi, ii-cations zesinyithi, iimolekyuli ezincinci ze-organic njl.njl. I-Sepiolite inokumelana okuhle nobushushu. I-Sepiolite ikwanazo neepropati ezilungileyo zokutshintshiselana kwee-ion kunye ne-catalytic, kunye nokumelana nokugqwala, ukumelana nemisebe, ukugquma, ukugquma ubushushu kunye nezinye iipropati ezintle, ingakumbi i-Si Oh kwisakhiwo sayo inokusabela ngokuthe ngqo kwi-organics ukuvelisa ii-organic mineral derivatives.

I-Sepiolite ikwasetyenziswa kakhulu kwiinkalo zokucoca, ukucubungula kunye nokuguqula izinto ngendlela egqwesileyo. I-Sepiolite ingasetyenziswa njenge-adsorbent, i-purifier, i-deodorant, i-reinforcement agent, i-suspending agent, i-thixotropic agent, i-filler, njl. kunyango lwamanzi, i-catalysis, irabha, i-coating, i-chemical fertilizer, i-feed kunye neminye imimandla. Ukongeza, i-sepiolite inokumelana okuhle netyuwa kunye nokumelana nobushushu obuphezulu, ngoko ke ingasetyenziswa njengezinto zodaka zokubhola ezikumgangatho ophezulu ekubholeni ioyile, ekubholeni nge-geothermal nakwezinye izinto.

I-Sepiolite fiber yeye-mineral fiber, efumaneka kwi-fibrous mineral rock. Izinto zayo eziphambili zii-oxides ezahlukeneyo, ezifana ne-silica, i-alumina, i-magnesium oxide, njl. Imithombo yayo ephambili ziintlobo ngeentlobo ze-asbestos, ezifana ne-chrysotile, i-bluestone cotton, njl. i-mineral fiber ibandakanyaifayibha ye-aluminium silicate, ifayibha yeglasi, ifayibha ye-gypsum, ifayibha yekhabhoni, njl.