Bentonite kuma ana kiransa porphyry, yumbu na sabulu ko bentonite.Kasar Sin dai na da dadadden tarihi na bunkasawa da kuma amfani da bentonite, wanda asalinsa kawai ake amfani da shi a matsayin wanki.(Akwai budadden ma'adinai a yankin Renshou na Sichuan shekaru aru-aru da suka wuce, kuma mazauna yankin suna kiran bentonite a matsayin garin kasa).Shekara dari ne kacal.An fara samun Amurka a cikin tsohuwar madauwari na Wyoming, yumbu mai launin rawaya-kore, wanda zai iya fadadawa zuwa manna bayan ƙara ruwa, kuma daga baya mutane suka kira duk yumbu tare da wannan dukiya bentonite.A zahiri, babban ma'adinai na bentonite shine montmorillonite, abun ciki shine 85-90%, kuma wasu kaddarorin bentonite suma sun ƙaddara ta montmorillonite.Montmorillonite na iya zuwa da launuka iri-iri kamar rawaya-kore, rawaya-fari, launin toka, fari da sauransu.Yana iya zama toshe mai yawa, ko kuma yana iya zama ƙasa maras kyau, kuma yana jin zamiya idan an shafa shi da yatsu, kuma ƙarar ƙaramin bulo ɗin yana faɗaɗa sau da yawa zuwa sau 20-30 bayan an ƙara ruwa, kuma a dakatar da shi cikin ruwa. da pasty idan ruwa ya ragu.Kaddarorin montmorillonite suna da alaƙa da haɗin sinadarai da tsarin ciki.