Vermiculite bụ mineral silicate, nke bụ akụkụ nke mica.Ihe mejupụtara kemịkalụ ya bụ isi: 22MgO · 5Al2O3 · Fe2O3 · 22SiO2 · 40H2O The theoretical molecular formula after rie nri na mgbasa: ( OH) 2 (MgFe) 2 · (SiAlFe) 4O104H2O
Ihe mbụ vermiculite ore bụ ihe nhazi nke nwere obere mmiri n'etiti ọkwa.Mgbe ikpo ọkụ na 900-950 ℃, ọ nwere ike nkụ, gbawaa na gbasaa ruo 4-15 ugboro mbụ olu, na-akpụ a porous ìhè ahu ihe.Ọ nwere mkpuchi okpomọkụ, oke okpomọkụ na-eguzogide, mkpuchi, mgbochi freeze, ala ọma jijiji, acid na alkali corrosion resistance, ụda mkpuchi na ihe ndị ọzọ.