[Clayart] Geology of clay

[David Woof]

Rhodes! Good Source Ron,
And Laughing Lion may wish for his "Tin Foil Hat" if he's messing around in other Galaxies looking for clay like substances..
 Cheers,
Woof.....................................................................................................
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Subject: Re: [Clayart] Geology of clay




Quoting laughinglion <laughinglion at comcast.net>:
Clay and Glazes for the Potter by Rhodes has a chapter on all that!

RR


> Hi folks.I have a question, one of my incarnations as a crafter is
> as a romance writer.  I have dumped some folks on another planet,
> that has clay but does not utilize it.  One of my characters is, of
> course, a potter (elsewise why ask here).Can someone point me
> towards the geology of clay and how to test it, in an unknown venue,
> for proper firing temps and food safety postfiring......I want to
> play with this, but introducing clay to the previous colonizers i
> need a solid source of information.I own I am guilry of NOT knowing
> the science behind finding, digging and amending my own clay and
> worse not knowing where to find the resource information itself.
> Glazes we have wonderful sources.....But i truly dont understand how
> a clay pit became a clay pit.  So would you folks who do understqnd
> the geology, the digging and amending of clay llease send me to your
> favorite resources.  Thus, at 60 I may learn more about my favorite
> medium.Sent from my Galaxy
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Ron Roy
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