kaolinize
verb (used with object)
to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.
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The turbidity of orthoclase is usually due to partial kaolinization.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various