Research Article

Morphological Analysis of White Cement Clinker Minerals: Discussion on the Crystallization-Related Defects

Table 2

Geochemical analyses determined by XRF expressed in terms of weight percent of oxides.

ElementAl2O3CaOFe2O3K2OMgOSO3SiO2TiO2LOI

SO13,9470,200,190,180,250,0023,360,10 0,40
SO23,6670,220,140,180,250,0024,280,11 0,60
SO33,9570,560,170,180,890,1023,750,09 0,33
SO43,8369,850,250,160,250,0424,390,13 0,41
SO53,9570,000,240,170,270,0024,400,17 0,32
SO64,0870,040,310,180,270,0024,460,15 0,53

LOI = loss on ignition at 1050°C.