Kaolinite
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
|
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 |