Item talk:Q162477
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Mindat Short Description
Mineral used in pre-historic times. Presumably the most important mineral in clay used in pre-historic pottery. The photo http://www.mindat.org/photo-620484.html shows the Sumerian symbol for clay. חלבנהπη in Hebrew. λός in Greek. Lutum in Latin. Kaoli...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Johnson S W, Blake J M (1867) On kaolinite and pholerite, The American Journal of Science and Arts 93, 351-361
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Al2Si2O5(OH)4
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Al2Si2O5(OH)4