Shigaraki Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.48%	0.03
MgO	0.22%	0.02
Na2O	2.38%	0.14
TiO2	0.41%	0.02
Al2O3	27.11%	1.00
SiO2	57.52%	3.60
Fe2O3	1.98%	0.05
MnO	1.50%	0.08
LOI	8.40%	n/a
Oxide Weight		344.64
Formula Weight		376.24

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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.

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