![Kaolinite crystals under a scanning electron microscope.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/002/203/full/Kaolinite-crystals20161020-31382-1bbg091.png?1674167813)
Kaolinite is the principal mineral present in kaolin clays. It has a flat plate-like structure. This scanning electron microscope image of a sample of kaolinite at a magnification of 1,500 times clearly shows this.
Kaolinite is the principal mineral present in kaolin clays. It has a flat plate-like structure. This scanning electron microscope image of a sample of kaolinite at a magnification of 1,500 times clearly shows this.