kaolinite

English

Kaolinite

Etymology

From kaolin + -ite (see kaolin for more).

Noun

kaolinite (countable and uncountable, plural kaolinites)

  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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See also

Further reading

  • Kaolinite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • kaolinite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

French

Noun

kaolinite f (plural kaolinites)

  1. (mineralogy) kaolinite
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