La Borne Clay
Chemistry
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Volatiles
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Miscellaneous
- Family: Clay Other
- Region: Europe
- Mined At:
- Raw Mineral: Yes
- Generic: No
Notes
Dug in St. Amand France buy local potters for their own consumption, but Solargil (belongs to the WBB group) is digging it and retailing it as stoneware clay with the commercial name GSA .
Data
- Firing Shrinkage
11% total shrinkage at 1280°C - Drying Shrinkage: 4.8% at 19% H2O
- Water absorption
0.2% water absorption (fired at 1280°C)
Suppliers
- Solargil
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
XML
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<material name="La Borne Clay" descrip="" generic="0" rawmineral="1" searchkey="St. Amand Clay, GSA" loi="0.00">
<families>
<family name="Clay Other"/>
</families>
<regions>
<region name="Europe" minedat="St. Amand, France"/>
</regions>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.220" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.150" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="1.680" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.320" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="0.860" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="19.220" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="66.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.410" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MnO" name="Manganous Oxide" status="" percent="0.020" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="8.270" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<suppliers>
<supplier name="Solargil" country="FR" url="http://www.solargil.com" label=""/>
</suppliers>
<notes>
<note>Dug in St. Amand France buy local potters for their own consumption, but Solargil (belongs to the WBB group) is digging it and retailing it as stoneware clay with the commercial name GSA .</note>
</notes>
<testdata>
<testitem testname="0" value="11% total shrinkage at 1280°C"/>
<testitem testname="0" value="4.8% at 19% H2O"/>
<testitem testname="0" value="0.2% water absorption (fired at 1280°C)
"/>
</testdata>
</material>
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