Kaolinite is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2Si2O54. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one "tetrahedral" sheet of silicate tetrahedra linked to one "octahedral" sheet of aluminat
Kaolinite from Twiggs County in Georgia in USA
Kaolinite structure, showing the interlayer hydrogen bonds
Clay minerals are hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, sometimes with variable amounts of iron, magnesium, alkali metals, alkaline earths, and other cations found on or near some planetary surfaces.
Kaolinite
…Kaolinite ( KAY-ə-lə-nyte, -lih-; also called kaolin) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one "tetrahedral" sheet of silicate tetrahedra (SiO4) linked to…
Oxford Clay (Jurassic) exposed near Weymouth, England