kaolin
kaolin.

kaolin
A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay.

kaolin
It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar.

kaolin
kaolin.

kaolin
a fine white clay used as a filler or coating pigment in papermaking; also referred to china clay.

kaolin
White clay used by Maroons in French Guiana and Suriname for spiritual and healing purposes.

kaolin
The purest form of China clay consisting of silicate of aluminum.

kaolin
A subgroup name of aluminum silicates with a 1:1 layer structure Kaolinite is the most common clay mineral in the subgroup Also, a soft, usually white, rock composed largely of kaolinite See also Appendix I, Table A3.

kaolin
A fine, usually white clay that is used in ceramics and refractories as a filler or extender.

kaolin
A soft fine white clay quartzone of the commonest minerals of the Earth's crust), being pure silica or silicon dioxide It can occur in a crystal form, or as fine grain coloured nodules Particularly resistant to chemical and mechanical weathering, it is a common component of sedimentary rocks and of river and beach deposits Its hardness is a useful diagnostic feature: it cannot be scratched by a steel penknife and will itself scratch a piece of window glass.

kaolin
A fine, usually white, clay that is used in ceramics and refractories as a filler or extender [Top].

kaolin
A fine white granite clay used in hard-paste porcelain, also known as China clay. a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals ; used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler.

kaolin
china clay.