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Kaolin and halloysite deposits of Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

I. R. Wilson ,
H. de Souza Santos  and
P. de Souza Santos
I. R. Wilson*
Affiliation:
Ian Wilson Consultancy, Withielgoose Farmhouse, Withiel, Bodmin, Cornwall PL305NW, UK
H. de Souza Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Microscopia Electronica, Instituto de Fisica da USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
P. de Souza Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Matórias-Primas Particuladas e Sólidos Não-Metálicos, Dpto. de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materials, Escola Politécnica da USP, São Paulo, Brazil
*
*E-mail: ian.r.wilson@btinternet.com
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Abstract

Brazil is a significant producer of kaolin with almost 2.5 Mt in 2005 representing 10% of the world's total of 25.0 Mt. Brazil is now the second largest producer in the world, after the USA, having overtaken the United Kingdom in 2005. The kaolin resources are widespread throughout the country and are varied in their origin, physical and chemical properties and morphology. The kaolin industry in Brazil has shown a dramatic rise over the last 15 years with production of beneficiated kaolin increasing from 0.66 Mt in 1990 to 2.5 Mt in 2005. The reason for the growth is solely the development of large kaolin deposits in the Amazon Basin that account for 90% of Brazil's production. In 2005 there are just two companies involved in the production and sales of kaolin from the Amazon Basin, namely Imerys (RCC — Rio Capim Caulim) and Caemi (a subsidiary of CVRD — Companhia Vale do Rio Doce) with kaolin operations of CADAM (Jari River) and PPSA (Capim River operations).

Keywords

kaolinitehalloysiteBrazilpaperclaycoating clayceramic
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Review
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Clay Minerals , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , September 2006 , pp. 697 - 716
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2006

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