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Kaolin (Andrew Brown; Ecoscene/Corbis)

Kaolin (Chinese kauling, “high ridge”), or china clay, a pure, soft, white clay of variable but usually low plasticity that retains its white...

Kaolinite has the chemical formula Al₄Si₄O₁₀(OH)₈; its name derives from the Chinese kauling (“high ridge”), a reference to the hill near Jauchau Fu...

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In their natural state, Denmark’s soils are low in nutrients and, because of high acidity, subject to leaching. However, millennia of cultivation and...

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- white clay: a fine white clay.

	Windows Live® Search Results Kaolinite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rocks that are rich in kaolinite are known as china clay or kaolin. The name is derived from Gaoling or Kao-Ling ("High Hill") in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China. [3] Kaolinite ... KAOLIN AD Bulgarian mining company producing kaolin, silica sand, chamotte and carbonate fillers. KAOLIN AD 29/10/2008. By the end of the first nine months of 2008 Kaolin AD has generated incomes from sales exceeding with over 17 % the incomes generated during the same period of the ... See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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