What Are the Different Uses of Kaolin? (with pictures)
Kaolin is the common name for the mineral kaolinite, a chalky aluminosilicate mineral formed by the weathering of harder aluminosilicates such as is also known as china clay and is the chief source of most modern can be white or shaded with pink or russet tones depending on the impurities that are present. It is named for a town in China near which the mineral is found