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  1. kaolinite
    [n] - a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate
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  2. kaolinite
    group of common clay minerals that are hydrous aluminum silicates; they comprise the principal ingredients of kaolin (china clay). The group ... [12 related articles]
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  3. Kaolinite
    Kaolinite is a clay mineral, part of the group of industrial minerals, with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedral sheet of alumina octahedra. Rocks that are rich in kaolinite are known as ka...
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  4. Kaolinite
    A type of clay that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. It is produced from the weathering of granite.
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  5. kaolinite
    Kaolinite. Credit: Mineral Information Institute The prototypical member of the kaolinite group of clay minerals. It consists of hexagonal flakes of composition Si4Al4O10(OH)8. It is formed by alteration ...
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  6. kaolinite
    kaolinite (kā'ulinīt) , clay mineral crystallizing in the monoclinic system and forming the chief constituent of china clay and kaolin. It is a hydrous aluminum silicate commonly formed by the weathering and decomposition of rocks containing aluminum silicate compounds; feldspar is a...
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  7. Kaolinite
    Kaolinite is a hydrous silicate of aluminium with the formulae Al2Si2O5(OH)4 and a relative hardness of 3. It has a crumbly habit and forms the basis of most clay. Kaolinite is derived from the decomposition of feldspars, particularly aluminium silicates and is one of the most important of the natur...
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  8. kaolinite
    White or greyish clay mineral, hydrated aluminium silicate, Al2Si2O5(OH)4, formed mainly by the decomposition of feldspar in granite. It is made up of platelike crystals, the atoms of which are bonded together in two-dimensional sheets, between which the.....
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  9. kaolinite
    1) Chief constituent of china clay 2) Mineral
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