Archive for April 14th, 2008

China Clay

Monday, April 14th, 2008

China clay (also known as ‘kaolin’ – dervied from Chinese ‘kauling’ meaning ‘ that which is available in the hills near Jauchau Fu’). China Clay contains a very high percentage of the mineral kaolinite together with hydrous alumino-silicates. Basically these are white in colour and so after firing gives out white colour.
Since it is a […]