kaolin
n.
white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain
Kaolinite
Kaolinite is a
clay mineral with the chemical composition
Al2
Si2
O5(
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 china clay or kaolin.The name is derived from Gaolin 高岭("High Hill") in
Jingdezhen,
Jiangxi province,
China. Kaolinite was first described as a mineral species in 1867 for an occurrence in the
Jari River basin of
Brazil.Kaolinite is one of the most common minerals; it is mined, as kaolin, in Brazil,
France,
United Kingdom,
Germany,
India,
Australia,
Korea , the
People's Republic of China, and the
USA.
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kaolin
Noun
1. a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
(synonym) china clay, china stone, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba
(hypernym) clay
(substance-holonym) Kaopectate
(class) art paper
Kaolin (das/der)
n.
kaolin, white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain
kaolin (m)
n.
kaolin, white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain
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