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kaolinite Min.|ˈkɑːə-, ˈkeɪəlɪnaɪt|
[f. as prec. + -ite1.]
A general term for those porcelain clays, found in masses of minute crystalline scales, of which kaolin is the typical variety.
1867Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. ii. XLIII. 351 We propose for it [the name] Kaolinite, in allusion to the material which furnishes it most commonly and abundantly. 1875Ure's Dict. Arts I. 809. 1879 Rutley Stud. Rocks xiv. 285 By the careful levigation of some clays, Dr. John Percy has eliminated minute, but beautifully-developed, crystals of Kaolinite. |