Ammonium ion exchange of Na-4-mica and thermal transformation of the ion-exchanger were investigated and the conductivities of the heated ion-exchangers were estimated. More than 95.4 % of Na + ions in the interlayer of the Na-4-mica could be substituted by NH 4 + ions after repeating ion exchange four times. Almost of NH 4 + ions remained in the interlayer at 700 ºC and they were completely decomposed into protons at 900 ºC. The conductivities of the ion-exchangers heated at 700-900 ºC were 10 -7 -10 -6 S/cm at 700 ºC. The conduction mechanism of the ion-exchangers heated at 700 ºC and 800 ºC was NH 4 + ion migration in the interlayer and that of the ion-exchanger heated at 900 ºC was proton migration. However, the contribution of residual Na + ions to the conduction can not be excluded.