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Kaolinite vs Metakaolin - What's the difference?

kaolinite | metakaolin |

As nouns the difference between kaolinite and metakaolin

is that kaolinite is a common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals while metakaolin is a dehydroxylated form of the clay mineral kaolinite.

kaolinite

English

(wikipedia kaolinite)

Noun

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  • (mineralogy) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al]]2Si2O5([[hydroxide, OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

    • Related terms

    *kaolin, kaoline

    See also

    *china clay *dickite *halloysite *nacrite

    metakaolin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia metakaolin)
  • A dehydroxylated form of the clay mineral kaolinite.

    • Related terms

    * metakaolinite