Publication Name: AEGC 2021
Authors: Antonio Belperio
Date Published: September 2021
Number of Pages: 4
Abstract:
Halloysite, a nanotubular version of the more common, platy clay mineral, kaolinite is globally-rare, but present in great abundance in several world-class kaolinhalloysite deposits recently defined on western Eyre Peninsula. Conventionally, halloysite is best known for the positive rheological attributes it brings as an additive to high end ceramics, rubber, board and concrete. Recent research by Minotaur Exploration, Andromeda Metals and jointly-owned R&D company Natural Nanotech Pty Ltd with the University of Newcastle’s Global Innovation Center for Advanced Nanomaterials is opening up an array of new high-tech applications for this unique natural clay nanotube.