clay

     

Clay is a naturally occurring material compose primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired. Clay deposits are mostly composed of clay minerals (phyllosilicate minerals), minerals which impart plasticity and harden when fired and/or dried, and variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure by polar attraction. Organic materials which do not impart plasticity may also be a part of clay deposits.

Trivia about clay

  • A person with a hidden flaw is said to have feet of this, from a dream image in Daniel 2:33
  • Kaolin, a pure type of this potter's material, is formed when feldspar decomposes
  • The Pulitzer folks found Michael Chabon's "Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &" him amazing enough to win
  • This material is shaped by hand or on a wheel & baked in an oven to make pottery
  • The word ceramics comes from “keramos”, the Greek word for this substance
  • Ceramics is the art of making objects, even dreidels, out of this material
  • This material can be shaped by hand & fired in a kiln to make pottery
  • The 7,000-year-old sculpture Adonis of Zschernitz, discovered in 2003, is made of this earthy stuff
  • The word ceramics is derived from keramos, which is Greek for this pottery material
  • Ur's extensive foreign trade was documented on tablets made of this found in the residential section of the city
  • Mr. Aiken could sing the praises of this earthy material that's used in bricks & pottery
  • No, this one of the 3 major types of soil has not changed its name to Ali
  • Porcelain is basically made from a mixture of 2 ingredients: petuntse & kaolin, a pure white type of this
  • The USTA's 2 pro tournaments for men in 2003 were the U.S. Open & the championships of this earthy surface

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