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Further consideration of the crystal structure of kaolinite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

G. W. Brindley  and
M. Nakahra
G. W. Brindley
Affiliation:
Dept. of Ceramic Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
M. Nakahra
Affiliation:
Dept. of Ceramic Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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Summary

The layer structure of the kaolin mineral dickite has been shown to differ significantly from the idealized arrangement of regular tetrahedra and octahedra. Since the structure of kaolinite can be studied only by X-ray powder methods, it cannot be refined beyond the idealized arrangement. By applying the dickite type of layer structure to the ease of kaolinite, an explanation for the triclinic symmetry of kaolinite has been obtained, and also an improved agreement with the observed X-ray intensities.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 240 , March 1958 , pp. 781 - 786
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1958

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