Matter
Name
kaolinite (inf. 0.1 mm)
Family
mineral
Parent matter
Kaolinite KGa-1
Level
local matter
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
Source Clays Repository - The Clay Minerals Society, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Local reference code
KGa-2
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Watten County , Georgia , United States
Preparation
sieved fraction
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Type of porosity
porous
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 0.1 $mm$ 1.0 None
Oxides
Formula $SiO_{2}$ $Al_{2}O_{3}$ $TiO_{2}$ $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ $FeO$ $MgO$ $K_{2}O$ $P_{2}O_{5}$ $S$ $F$
Mass fraction (%) 43.9 38.5 2.08 0.98 0.15 0.03 0.065 0.045 0.02 0.02
Oxides comments
Loss on heating: -550°C: 12.6%, 550-1000°C: 1.17%
Number
3
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Kaolinite 0.96 $\pm$ 0.02
Anatase 0.03 $\pm$ 0.02
Crandallite 0.01 $\pm$ 0.02