Evaluation of Swat kaolin deposits of Pakistan for industrial uses

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-72

  Siddiqui, Muhammad Ashraf ^a   Ahmed, Zulfiqar ^a,b   Saleemi, Akhter Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

China clay; Industrial use; Kaolin evaluation; Pakistan; Particle size; Physical properties; Swat area

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DEPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; VISCOSITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

FIRING SHRINKAGE; LIQUID LIMITS; OIL ABSORPTION; WATER SOLUBLE MATTER;

KAOLIN;

CLAY MINERAL; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; KAOLIN; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 12144273164     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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