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Page 209
... ( kaolinite ) illustrating the connection between tetrahedral and octahedral sheets . From R. Grim , Clay Mineralogy ( Copyright 1968 ) ; used with permission of McGraw - Hill Book Company Halloysite also has a composition close to that ...
... ( kaolinite ) illustrating the connection between tetrahedral and octahedral sheets . From R. Grim , Clay Mineralogy ( Copyright 1968 ) ; used with permission of McGraw - Hill Book Company Halloysite also has a composition close to that ...
Page 214
... kaolinite , occur in mollisols , which are prairie chernozem soils . Illite , vermiculite , smectite , chlorite , and interstrati- fied clay minerals are found in podzolic soils . Sepiolite and palygorskite have been reported in some ...
... kaolinite , occur in mollisols , which are prairie chernozem soils . Illite , vermiculite , smectite , chlorite , and interstrati- fied clay minerals are found in podzolic soils . Sepiolite and palygorskite have been reported in some ...
Page 215
... kaolinite are required for the man- ufacture of porcelain , whiteware , and refractories . Talc , pyrophyllite , feldspar , and quartz are often used in white- ware bodies , along with kaolinite clay , to develop desirable shrinkage and ...
... kaolinite are required for the man- ufacture of porcelain , whiteware , and refractories . Talc , pyrophyllite , feldspar , and quartz are often used in white- ware bodies , along with kaolinite clay , to develop desirable shrinkage and ...
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