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Kaolinite University of WisconsinMadison
Kaolinite. Kaolinite is a common 1:1 dioctahedral phyllosilicate (clay) mineral found throughout the world in highlyweathered environments. Being a 1 : 1 mineral, it has one silica tetrahedral layer and one aluminum octahedral layer. Individual layers are held together in a crystal by O H O bonds between the octahedral layer of one crystal ...