Mineral description : Kaolinite

Kaolinite from Varuträsk pegmatite.

Chemical formula	Al2(OH)4(SiO5)
Hardness	2-2.5 or less
Density	2.58-2.60
Color	yellow grey to brown
Luster	Dull.
Description	Often as mealy or clay-like masses.
Notes	Softened or silted up by water. Formed by weathering of feldspar and other aluminium minerals.
Locations	Varuträsk pegmatite Blåkullaberg Smedjebacken with quartz crystals Mejdeåsen quartz quarry Björbo together with smoke quartz Taberg mine, Nordmark. Locally it is very common in Skåne where it have been mined in several places. Bjuv Axeltorp Ivön

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