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Kaoline

noun
1.
A fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper).  Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaolin, porcelain clay, terra alba.





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... petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish ...
— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... not near together charcoal has been used for smelting purposes. Iron, therefore, so far, has not been produced profitably, and its production has decreased. But silver is mined abundantly, and also KAOLIN, or the raw material used in the manufacture of the beautiful porcelain of the country. Copper and antimony are also large articles of export. The principal manufactures of Japan as yet are the TEXTILES, especially ...
— Up To Date Business - Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) • Various
... and china-ware are made of a fine clay, kaolin, which results from the disintegration of feldspathic rocks. Bricks are baked clay. The FeO in common clay is oxidized to Fe2O3, on heating, a process which gives their red color. Some clay, having no Fe, is white; this is used for fire-bricks and ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams


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