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Blue Grey Plastic

Highly plastic red burning earthenware

Chemistry Al2O3 16.300 SiO2 60.500 Fe2O3 4.100 CaO 0.500 K2O 3.900 MgO 1.800 Na2O 1.500 CrO3 0.010 MnO 0.060 P2O5 0.100 SrO 0.010 TiO2 0.650

Volatiles LOI 5.900

Miscellaneous

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

Notes

An extremely plastic red burning fine grained material.

Suppliers

• Plainsman Clays
  

Authors

• Tony Hansen (Owner)

XML

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<material name="Blue Grey Plastic" descrip="Highly plastic red burning earthenware" generic="0" rawmineral="0" searchkey="" loi="0.00">
<families>
<family name="Clay Other"/>
</families>
<regions>
<region name="North America" minedat="Elkwater, Alberta"/>
</regions>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="1.800" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="3.900" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="1.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SrO" name="Strontium Oxide, Strontia" status="" percent="0.010" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="P2O5" name="Phosphorus Pentoxide" status="" percent="0.100" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="0.650" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="16.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="60.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="CrO3" name="Chrome Oxide" status="" percent="0.010" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="4.100" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MnO" name="Manganous Oxide" status="" percent="0.060" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="5.900" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<suppliers>
<supplier name="Plainsman Clays" country="CA" url="http://www.plainsmanclays.com" label=""/>
</suppliers>
<notes>
<note>An extremely plastic red burning fine grained material.</note>
</notes>
</material>

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