I-Bentonite ibizwa nangokuthi i-porphyry, insipho yobumba noma i-bentonite.I-China inomlando omude wokuthuthukisa nokusebenzisa i-bentonite, ekuqaleni eyayisetshenziswa njengendawo yokuhlanza.(Kwakunezimayini zemigodi evulekile endaweni yaseRenshou eSichuan emakhulwini eminyaka edlule, futhi abantu bendawo babebiza i-bentonite njengofulawa wenhlabathi).Ineminyaka eyikhulu kuphela ubudala.I-United States yaqala ukutholwa esiqeshini sasendulo sase-Wyoming, ubumba oluphuzi oluluhlaza, olungakhula lube unamathisele ngemva kokwengeza amanzi, futhi kamuva abantu babiza lonke ubumba olunale ndawo ngokuthi i-bentonite.Eqinisweni, ingxenye eyinhloko yamaminerali ye-bentonite yi-montmorillonite, okuqukethwe yi-85-90%, kanti ezinye izakhiwo ze-bentonite nazo zinqunywe yi-montmorillonite.I-Montmorillonite ingaba nemibala ehlukahlukene efana nophuzi-oluhlaza, ophuzi-mhlophe, ompunga, omhlophe njalonjalo.Kungaba ibhulokhi elicinene, noma kungaba inhlabathi exegayo, futhi kuba nomuzwa oshelelayo lapho uhlikihlwa ngeminwe, futhi umthamo webhulokhi elincane unwebeka izikhathi ezimbalwa kuye izikhathi ezingama-20-30 ngemuva kokungeza amanzi, futhi umiswa emanzini. futhi unamathisele lapho amanzi emancane.Izakhiwo ze-montmorillonite zihlobene nokwakheka kwamakhemikhali kanye nesakhiwo sangaphakathi.