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clay

vr.tr.clay · PHY.MAT

Let an agent explain clay and its mineralogy, relay kinds, properties and uses from geological and materials sources, describe ceramic and industrial applications, and distinguish clay from silt, mud, loam and the clay minerals themselves.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain clay and its mineralogy, relay kinds, properties and uses from geological and materials sources, describe ceramic and industrial applications, and distinguish clay from silt, mud, loam and the clay minerals themselves.

A fine-grained natural earth material composed mainly of clay minerals such as kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite, plastic when wet and hard when fired, including kaolin or china clay, fire clay for refractories, sepiolitic clays, regional clays such as Devonshire ball clay, therapeutic peloids and the Maya zaccab; clay is the basis of ceramics, bricks and many industrial and cosmetic products.

What it is for: Ceramics, construction, industry and cosmetics.

It can be explain mineralogy and kinds; relay properties and uses; describe applications; distinguish related materials.

Distinguishing features

Fine grain

Plasticity

Hardens on firing

Many industrial uses

What it looks like

A fine, plastic earth, grey, red, white or brown.

Physical character

particle size: under 2 micrometres - by convention

main minerals: kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite list

firing temperature: about 900-1300 C - ceramics

How it is recognised

Fine plastic earth of clay minerals

Kaolin, fire clay, sepiolitic clay, Devonshire clay, peloid, zaccab

Silt is coarser; mud is wet mixed sediment; loam is a soil mix; clay minerals are the components

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

sculpture material

is a kind of - in registry terms

malleable material

is composed of - such as kaolinite

clay mineral

is used in - and brick making

ceramics

In practice

Families and kinds

kaolin and china clay

ball clays such as Devonshire clay

fire clays and refractory clays

bentonite and sepiolitic clays

therapeutic peloids and cosmetic clays

regional and historical clays such as zaccab

Standards and regulation

Ceramic and refractory material standards

Cosmetic and pharmaceutical standards for clays

Mining and quarrying regulation

Failure modes and hazards

Silica dust in some clays

Confusing clay with silt or the mineral

Registry aliases naming regional and therapeutic clays

Also called

sepiolitic claykaolinpeloidDevonshire clayzaccabfire claywhite pipe clayLondon claydiluvial claycasting clayterralitebridged clayPost-glacial claytōsosealing claybentonite clayblue claypotter's clayCyprina clayGilmoyagrogmarine clayboulder clayboleriver clayYoldia clayArca clayswelling claypteropod mudball claylake claygumbo clayLaunaclay paste

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What clay is.

Science.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is clay, and how does it differ from silt, mud, loam and clay minerals? definition
  2. Is the question about geology, ceramics, industry or a specific clay? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What are kaolin, fire clay, sepiolitic clay, Devonshire clay, peloids and zaccab? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific clay? action
Science Mineralogy and properties.

Science.

Minerals

Clay minerals.

Minerals

Minerals.

  1. How do kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite differ, and how do they form? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Properties

Properties.

Properties

Properties.

  1. Why is clay plastic, and what happens when it is fired? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Use Uses.

Application.

Ceramics

Ceramics and building.

Ceramics

Ceramics.

  1. How is clay used in pottery, porcelain, bricks and refractories? provenance
  2. Which entry fits pottery? action

Industry

Industry and health.

Industry

Industry.

  1. How is clay used in paper, drilling, cosmetics and therapeutic peloids, with health claims attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific application? action
Context History and culture.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How has clay been used from prehistoric pottery and Maya zaccab to modern industry? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of ceramics? action

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How does clay figure in art, myth and building traditions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits clay in art? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should kaolin, fire clay and peloid be separate primary entries?
  • How should geological sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific clays and a Maya material; should they be split off?