Dixie Clay
Description: SOUTH CAROLINA KAOLIN
Notes
The company promotes it as a small particle size material and they target it at rubber manufacturers. Its surface area is about 26 square meters per gram compared to peerless which is about 16 square meters per gram.
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McNamee Kaolin
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PAR Kaolin
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Peerless 2 Kaolin
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Langford Kaolin
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Bilt-Cote Kaolin
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Kaolin
The purest of all clays in nature. Kaolins are used in porcelains and stonewares to impart whiteness, in glazes to supply Al2O3 and to suspend slurries. |
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Kaolin
Pure clay mineral, there are many brand names of varying purity and iron content. |
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https://www.vanderbiltminerals.com/resources/Minerals_and_Chemical_for_Ceramics_and_Refractories_web.pdf
Vanderbilt Minerals for Ceramics Technical Sheet Includes Vansil, Pyrax, Peerless, Dixie, Veegum, Vanzan, Darvan. |
Data
| GE Brightness | 70 |
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| % Passing 325 Mesh Wet | 99.8% |
| Moisture Content - Powder | 1% Max |
| Median Particle Size (Microns) | 0.2 microns |