Pyrophyllite occurs in phyllite and schistose rocks, often associated with kyanite, of which it is an alteration product. Pale green foliated masses, very like talc in appearance. Pyrophyllite powder are easily machined and have excellent thermal stability. Therefore, pyrophyllite powder are added to clay to reduce thermal expansion when firing but they also have many other industry uses when combined with other compounds, such as in insecticides , for making bricks,in paints , rubber industries and in paper industries