[TowerTalk] BENTONITE

[jimlux]

On 1/19/16 7:40 AM, Bill via TowerTalk wrote:
> A quick question...
>
> Since Bentonite is such a good conductor and in Hawaii baths with
> Bentonite are touted as being physically beneficial (using the native soil), can  I
> conclude the soil conductivity is pretty good?
>
> Tomorrow I leave for KH6 to build the new station which has deep  volcanic
> soil at least 10 feet deep?
>

Interestingly, they identify volcanic soil as being of particularly poor 
conductivity.  They would have to bring the bentonite to you.

Bentonite is basically prehistoric volcanic ash that has been turned 
into clay.  Hawaii is too new.