Kaolinite

Kaolinite

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-wrapped canvas on a solid wood stretcher, 0.75″ deep — ready to hang.

$40.00

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityKaolinite — C1c1
FormulaAl2Si2H4O9
Crystal systemmonoclinic
Space groupC 1 c 1
Lattice (a, b, c) Å5.148, 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)