Evaluation of Nigerian Source of Kaolin as A Raw Material
Good quality kaolin is found in Kastina state of Nigeria and it is certified by mining experts as one of the best and cleanest kaolinitic mineral resources that lie beneath kankara soil 15,16. The clay was characterized with Xray diffraction studies and result shown that kaolinite is the dominant mineral phase with minor amounts of quartz, goethite and muscovite 16 .