Topic - Bentonite

Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite. It was named by Wilbur C. Knight in 1898 after the Cretaceous Benton Shale near Rock River, Wyoming. - Source: Wikipedia

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In this Dec. 16, 2016, photo, kitty litter products are displayed at a local store in Cheyenne, Wyo. The market for a peculiar type of clay mined in Wyoming is looking up, thanks to a better outlook for oil and gas drilling and to kitty litter. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

Kitty litter helps Wyoming bentonite past drilling slump

By MEAD GRUVER - Associated Press