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What does kaolinite mean?

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Noun
  1. (mineralogy) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals.
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Sandstones with this component contain authigenic hematite intergrown with kaolinite and illite and replacing muscovite.
Trace amounts of calcite, clinochlore, kaolinite and sphalerite are present.
In the Moose River Basin, beds consist of poorly consolidated clastic sediment and local kaolinite mudrock and lignite.
China clays are composed mostly of well-ordered kaolinite, with no impurities.
These include clay minerals such as kaolinite and talc, micas, montmorillonites, and the remainder of the asbestos minerals including chrysotile.
Three types of soils, residual soils, kaolinite and bentonite, were used in the study.

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