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Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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SiO2 | 55.38% | 2.20 | |
Al2O3 | 42.69% | 1.00 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.33% | - | |
TiO2 | 0.06% | - | |
CaO | 0.06% | - | |
MgO | 0.21% | 0.01 | |
K2O | 1.15% | 0.03 | |
Na2O | 0.12% | - | |
Oxide Weight | 238.93 | ||
Formula Weight | 238.93 |
Minerals |
Mica
See Muscovite. |
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Minerals |
Kaolinite
The most fundamental clay mineral. This mineral is found in nature in its purest form as kaolin. How |
Typecodes |
Kaolin
Pure clay mineral, there are many brand names of varying purity and iron content. |
Glossary |
Calcination
Calcining is simply firing a ceramic material to create a powder of new physical properties. Often it is done to kill the plasticity or burn away the hydrates, carbonates, sulfates of a clay or refractory material. |
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