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Tennessee #9 Ball Clay

Tennessee Ball Clay, very light firing ball clay

Chemistry CaO 0.500 K2O 0.400 MgO 0.400 Na2O 0.300 TiO2 1.600 Al2O3 30.100 SiO2 54.200 Fe2O3 1.100

Volatiles LOI 11.400

Links to Other Materials

• Ball Clay - Parent
• Cache

Miscellaneous

• Family: Ball Clay
• Region: North America
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: No
• Generic: No

Data

• PCE: 32.5
• Ultimate Particle Size Distribution
  20 microns: 97%
  10: 92%
  8: 90%
  5: 86%
  3: 82%
  2: 77%
  1: 67%
  0.5: 52%
• Water absorption
  Cone 5: 10%
  Cone 12: 2%

Suppliers

• K&T Clays
  

Authors

• Tony Hansen (Owner)

XML

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</families>
<regions>
<region name="North America"/>
</regions>
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<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.400" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.400" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.600" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="30.100" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="54.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.100" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="11.400" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<references>
<reference name="seealso" reason=""/>
</references>
<suppliers>
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</suppliers>
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<testitem testname="1" value="20 microns: 97%
10: 92%
8: 90%
5: 86%
3: 82%
2: 77%
1: 67%
0.5: 52%"/>
<testitem testname="1" value="Cone 5: 10%
Cone 12: 2%"/>
</testdata>
</material>

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