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Sheffield Clay

Alternate Names: Shefield Clay

Description: Iron-rich native glacial clay

Oxide Analysis Formula
CaO 3.20% 0.28
K2O 4.00% 0.21
MgO 3.50% 0.42
Na2O 1.20% 0.09
TiO2 1.00% 0.06
Al2O3 19.60% 0.93
SiO2 51.02% 4.13
Fe2O3 8.50% 0.26
LOI 8.00%n/a
Oxide Weight 447.33
Formula Weight 486.23

Notes

A native glacial iron-rich clay containing biotite, hornblende, chlorite, quartz, and other high Fe/Mg minerals. Sheffield Slip clay is based on this material.

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Typecodes Clay Other
Clays that are not kaolins, ball clays or bentonites. For example, stoneware clays are mixtures of all of the above plus quartz, feldspar, mica and other minerals. There are also many clays that have high plasticity like bentonite but are much different mineralogically.
Materials Sheffield Slip
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