Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals, which are hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates such as kaolinite. Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impurities, such as a reddish or brownish colour from small amounts of iron oxide. Clays develop plasticity when wet but can be hardened through firing, which is why clay is the working material of the potter and of the wheels, kilns and tools used in pottery.
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Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).
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Kilns have been used for millennia to turn objects made from clay into pottery, tiles and bricks.
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A pugmill, pug mill, or pug is a machine in which clay or other materials are extruded in a plastic state or a similar machine for the trituration of ore.
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A pugmill, pug mill, or pug is a machine in which clay or other materials are extruded in a plastic state or a similar machine for the trituration of ore.
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a machine in which clay or other materials are extruded in a plastic state
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upon which clay is molded by a potter
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esp clay and water
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used to gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramic materials in a kiln
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used during the heating of manufactured individual pieces, such as pottery, other ceramic or metal components
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to ensure that pots thrown on a potter
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a clay box in which fragile ceramic wares are placed for protection during firing
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