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• Kaolin Deposits of Charentes Basin, France — The geological unit called Charentes basin is composed of Eocene and Oligocene deposits, laid above karstic limestone formations of the Campagnien, in the North of the Aquitaine Basin. The kaolin clays of Charentes belong to this mainly… …   Wikipedia

• Kaolin Mushroom Farms — is a noted producer of mushrooms, selling about 50 million pounds of it a year. It is centered in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, the mushroom capital of the world .On April 1, 1993, more than 140 workers at the Kaolin Mushroom Farms stopped… …   Wikipedia

• kaolin — kaolinic, adj. /kay euh lin/, n. a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain. Also, kaoline. [1720 30; < F < Chin (Wade Giles) Kao1ling3, (pinyin) Gaoling mountain in Jiangxi province that yielded the first kaolin sent to Europe (gao… …   Universalium

• Kaolin spray — Kaolin Sprays are an insect barrier applied to orchard and field plants to exclude pests. The spray is made from kaolinite, which is a kind of clay. Brand names include Cocoon and Surround .Kaolin sprays work as a physical barrier, irritating the …   Wikipedia

• kaolin — china clay, 1727, from Fr. kaolin (1712), from Chinese Kao ling, transliteration of the name of a mountain in Jiangxi, China (near which it was originally dug up), from Chinese gao high + ling mountain, hill …   Etymology dictionary

• Kaolin — Ka o*lin, Kaoline Ka o*line, n. [Chin. kao ling.] (Min.) A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kaolin — ► NOUN ▪ a fine soft white clay, used for making china and in medicine as an absorbent substance. DERIVATIVES kaolinize (also kaolinise) verb. ORIGIN French, from a Chinese word meaning «high hill», this being the name of a mountain in Jiangxi… …   English terms dictionary

• kaolin — [kā′ə lin] n. [Fr < Chin kao ling (lit., high mountain), name of the hill in Jiangxi Province where it was found] a fine white clay used in making porcelain, as a filler in textiles, paper, rubber, etc., and in medicine in the treatment of… …   English World dictionary

• The Ens Project — is a multi media work by Leo Asemota abstracted from the culture of ritual of the Edo people of Benin. Taking inspiration from Walter Benjamin’s essay [http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/benjamin.htm The Work of Art in… …   Wikipedia

• Kaolin (groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kaolin. Kaolin Kaolin aux Eur …   Wikipédia en Français

• Kaolin (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Kaolin Img capt = Kaolin at the Eurockéennes 2007 Img size = 300 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Montluçon, Auvergne, France Genre = Progressive rock Years active = 1999 ndash;present Label =… …   Wikipedia