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