Kaolinite
compound
Al2Si2H4O9
The clay mineral that gives porcelain and fine china their smooth white finish
Every piece of fine porcelain and bone china owes its smooth white body to this humble clay mineral.
Material
Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.
Frame
White
$70.00
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Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.
Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Kaolinite — C1c1 |
| Formula | Al2Si2H4O9 |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Space group | C 1 c 1 |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 5.148, 8.92, 14.535 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 100.2, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.6 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)