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Sand refers to the smaller mineral particles rock. It can be found in every continent of the world especially Malaysia. Every place has its own supplier or manufacture of sand and the sand composition is various from area to area but most of the component is silica sand in the form of quartz. In construction cement, sand, aggregate, and water are usually used together which is why sand is the most common mineral to be used in concrete, masonry work, paint, glass and etc. This is why sand is very high demand in the construction market and nearly every construction project must use it. However sand is non-renewable resources and not all sand is suitable to be used in a construction project. Which is why there is many new substitute product of sand is constantly making its way to market. Products such as recycled aggregate, fly ash, slag, quarry dust, and many more constantly push to the construction market to slow down the natural sand depletion and possible to total substitute it. The usage includes concrete, precast, asphalt, garden, glass, paint, plastering, tile and many more.

Kaolin is a type of clay minerals that can be almost found in many places which include Malaysia itself. In construction, kaolin is used to produce Metakaolin which is an important cement admixture to increase the strength of concrete. Its add on is similar to the addition of pozzolans, reduce the amount of cement used, lesser cement more environmentally friendly, stronger durability and compressive strength in the end product. The kaolin is white in color and other colour of kaolin only suggest impurities in it. The only drawbacks of metakaolin are the correct adjustment of using the correct ratio in the cement because too much or too less of metakaolin would reduce the overall performance of concrete. The correct ratio is usually suggested or recommended by the cement specialist or the cement manufacturer. Kaolin also contains many other usages such as the medical field to treat diarrhea, stop bleeding. diagnose disease, tablet preparation, food additives, etc. The usage of kaolin can only be used by the relative field expertise and should not be consumed or used by your own because overuse or underused will cause more harm than good.