Locality
29°15´ east longitude, 49°22´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Ukraine, Europa

Personal relationship of donor
Collection of rocks of economic importance

Historical relevance of location
Kaolinite is the most important clay mineral for making ceramics.

Geological relevance of location
Kaolin is formed by the weathering of feldspar in a warm, humid climate.

Classification of the earth

Structure	kaolin, unconsolidated clay
Colour	white
Age	unknown

Donor

Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
 Hannover,
 Germany