Helen Bates on mon 15 may 06
Re: Earthenware cone 1 recipes -loads of info - (Now Tile 6)
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Here are two sources of information I found.
The first, at Ian Currie's website gives a thorough analysis:
http://www.matrix2000.co.nz/MaterialsWeb/Materials_T.htm#Tile%20#6%20Clay
Tile #6 Clay
Mol. Weight: 279.80
Category Clay
Fill Oxides Al2O3
Molecular Analysis:
Na2O 0.002 Al2O3 1.000 SiO2 2.217
CaO 0.021 Fe2O3 0.006 TiO2 0.048
MgO 0.038
Percentage Analysis
47.60 % SiO2
36.44 % Al2O3
0.04 % Na2O
0.55 % MgO
0.41 % CaO
0.34 % Fe2O3
1.36 % TiO2
13.26 % L.O.I.
The second, at the Leslie Ceramics website gives a description of the clay:
http://leslieceramics.com/artman/publish/article_119.shtml
"A carefully mined, water-washed kaolin known for its outstanding
plasticity, white fired color, and remarkable translucency."
Helen
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