Strong Acid Effects for Characterization Clay from District Tanah Miring, Merauke Regency

The abundance of clay in the Merauke district has not been utilized optimally. This is due to a lack research and information about these clays. Clay one natural minerals from silica group whose particle size less than two micrometers many uses, including basic materials for manufacture ceramics, paper-making materials, adsorbents, assisting drilling, bleaching CPO. In this study, characterization carried out functional using an FTIR spectrophotometer, crystallinity XRD, morphological analysis by SEM. results obtained that mineral content sloping soil was proposed contain Illite Quartz with main peaks diffractogram appearing at angle 2θ 21 o ; 26 36 42 angles d (Å) 3.34 4.25. XRD were also tested search-match analysis, sample intensity containing quartz (~ 98%). development material, it necessary obtain data determine exact components clay.