kaoliniticadj.
/keɪəlɪˈnɪtɪk/ Mineralogy.
Of the nature of or containing kaolinite.
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amethystine1670
marcasitical1670
cawky1676
blendy1683
sylvanitic1796
ytter1805
phosphatic1818
pyroxenic1819
hornblendic1823
muriatiferous1823
platiniferous1828
quartziferous1831
hypersthenic1838
schorly1838
uralitic1845
blendous1847
rutilated1849
orthoclase1853
palladiferous1866
peridotic1867
paragonitic1868
vivianitized1870
andesitic1876
tremolitic1880
phosphoriferous1881
kaolinitic1885
saussuritic1885
perthitic1887
strontianiferous1888
radiferous1899
myrmekitic1916
montmorillonitic1939
illitic1949
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [adjective] > kaolin or kaolinite
kaolinic1879
kaolinitic1885
1885 Nature 8 Oct. 559/1 The interstitial dusty, siliceous, and kaolinitic paste has only crystallised in part.
1940 Mineral. Abstr. VII. 427 The formation of kaolinitic-nontronitic clays is primarily due to the hydrothermal processes.
1965 G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. xx. 364/2 Clay from well-weathered greywacke, transported and deposited in fresh water is kaolinitic and of fine grain size.
1971 Nature 6 Aug. 371/2 The thin, curious, kaolinitic bands called tonsteins discovered more recently in the coalfields of Western Europe.
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