Introduction Kaolinite(/ˈkeɪ.ələˌnaɪt,-lɪ-/KAY-ə-lə-nyte, -lih-; also calledkaolin)is aclay mineral, with the chemical compositionAl2Si2O5(OH)4. It is a layeredsilicate mineral, with onetetrahedralsheet of silica (SiO4) linked throughoxygenatomsto oneoctahedralsheet ofalumina(AlO6). Kaolinite is a soft, earthy, usually white, mineral (dioctahedral phyllosilicateclay), produced by the chemical...
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