Kaolinite [ Al2Si2O5(OH)4 ]
Material properties
| Formula | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Abbreviation | Kln |
| Variant | poorly crystalline |
| Classifications | Kaolinite (subgroup), Minerals containing OH |
| Luminescence emitters | M[n]OH, Si-O, Triplet-singlet, Unspecified, UO2 |
| Spectra | Reflectance (1) |
| IMA Status | Approved (IMA 1980 s.p.) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Dickite, Halloysite, Nacrite |
| Tags | Hydroxide, Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 9 |
| Al | 2 |
| Si | 2 |
| H | 4 |
| Total: | 17 |
References for Kaolinite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtin 1985 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Laukamp et al. 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 1996 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Kaolinite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGa1b Kaolinite | CSIRO | Anatase, Kaolinite | 1 | Reflectance | |
| M1850 Quartz / Eucryptite / Cookeite | CSIRO | Clinochlore, Fe, Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Quartz | 1 | Reflectance | |
| M2843 Quartz / Eucryptite | CSIRO | Clinochlore, Fe, Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Prehnite, Quartz | 1 | Reflectance | |
| MT8407 Meionite / Prehnite | CSIRO | Kaolinite, Meionite, Montmorillonite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Prehnite, Pumpellyite-(Mg), Cr, Scapolite | 1 | Reflectance | |
| PSP_E Eucryptite / Quartz / Kaolinite | CSIRO | Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Pollucite, Quartz | 1 | Reflectance |
