Plainsman Troy Clay

Description: Kaolin, Halloysite

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.21%	0.01
K2O	0.64%	0.02
MgO	0.18%	0.01
Na2O	0.05%	-
TiO2	1.17%	0.05
Al2O3	32.70%	1.00
P2O5	0.04%	-
SiO2	48.39%	2.51
Fe2O3	1.04%	0.02
MnO	0.01%	-
LOI	14.49%	n/a
Oxide Weight		263.34
Formula Weight		307.97

Notes

A material with kaolin-like properties. It contains some halloysite and because of this it has a high fired shrinkage and required a higher percentage of water to make it plastic.

This material is available in bulk raw or powdered to 100 mesh.

Trace Elements:
Ba 380 ppm
Sr 28 ppm
Y 48 ppm
Sc 23 ppm
Zr 350 ppm
Be 2 ppm
V 116 ppm

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Materials	Kaolin The purest of all clays in nature. Kaolins are used in porcelains and stonewares to impart whiteness, in glazes to supply Al2O3 and to suspend slurries.
Typecodes	Kaolin Pure clay mineral, there are many brand names of varying purity and iron content.
Minerals	Halloysite From a purely physical properties point-of-view, halloysite is a clay mineral similar to kaolin in f

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