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13 Clay

Alternate Names: #13 Clay

Description: Plastic Clay - Allier, France

Oxide Analysis Formula
CaO 0.30% 0.02
K2O 1.80% 0.07
MgO 0.40% 0.03
Na2O 0.10% 0.01
TiO2 1.40% 0.06
Al2O3 29.50% 1.00
SiO2 53.60% 3.08
Fe2O3 3.30% 0.07
LOI 9.60%n/a
C 0.20%n/a
Oxide Weight 312.57
Formula Weight 346.53

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Typecodes Ball Clay
Ball clays are abundant and very plastic and are used in all types of plastic forming bodies. They are not as white-burning or refractory as kaolins but lower in iron and fluxes than bentonites.
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