Components | ABD | ARD |
Physical parameters | ||
Bulk density (g/cm3) | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Specific surface area (m2/g) | 42.2 | 23.3 |
Plasticity index | 25 | 23 |
Clay phase: 2 < Ф < 20 µm | 51.6 | 48.5 |
Clay phase: Ф < 2 µm (%) | 48.5 | 51.0 |
Chemical composition | ||
SiO2 | 52.40 | 51.20 |
Al2O3 | 30.90 | 30.40 |
Fe2O3 | 1.80 | 3.70 |
K2O | 5.90 | 4.80 |
TiO2 | 1.60 | 1.60 |
MgO | 0.50 | 0.40 |
CaO | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Na2O | 0.20 | 0.10 |
P2O5 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Cr2O3 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
SO3 | 0.13 | 0.030 |
MnO | <0.01 | <0.01 |
LOI | 6.20 | 7.50 |
Total | 99.74 | 99.96 |
Mineralogical composition (%) | ||
Kaolinite | 57.4 | 55.1 |
Muscovite | 27.0 | 19.9 |
Quartz | 11.3 | 18.3 |
Hematite | 1.8 | / |
Anatase | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Gibbsite | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Goethite | / | 4.6 |
Total | 99.70 | 100.00 |