Geological controls on kaolin particle shape and consequences for mineral processing

Clay Minerals

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 193-208

  Psyrillos, A ^a,c   Howe, J H ^b   Manning, D A C ^a   Burley, S D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMERYS MINERALS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c Venizelou 48   (Greece)

^d BG Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PRODUCTS; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANITE; MICA; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RHEOLOGY; TEXTURES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GEOLOGICAL CONTROLS; INTERGROWTH; MINERAL PROCESSING; VERMIFORM AGGREGATES;

KAOLIN;

CLAY MINERAL; GEOMETRY; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITE; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; KAOLIN; MINERAL PROCESSING;

ENGLAND(CORNWALL); SAINT AUSTELL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033497651     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/000985599546037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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