ALUMINUM SILICATE

Aluminium silicate

Alumina, Al2O3, and silica, SiO2, are two most abundant minerals of the earth crust. The class of minerals containing aluminum oxide and silicon oxide is called aluminum silicates.

Aluminum Silicates Many Uses

Medical Uses

Industrial Uses

Medical Uses

When magnesium aluminum silicate is hydrated it becomes a clay known as kaolin, which is used for treating ailments such as diarrhea and to combat diaper rash as well as rashes from poison oak and poison ivy.

When combined with magnesium and hydrated, the result is a clay mixture that sees common use in antacids as well as a thickener for cosmetics and other beauty products. It also appears as an inactive ingredient for deodorants.

Industrial Uses

The kyanite form of aluminium silicate is used to create mullite for industrial use, and this compound is used by the ceramics industry as a refractory, as well as to manufacture electrical insulating materials and heating elements.

The sillimanite form is used in such industries as glass-making, metal smelting and in iron foundries.

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