1) Porcelain ingredient
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A white clay virtually free of impurities such as iron, also known as kaolin. It is used in ceramics for its qualities of strength and whiteness, and is an essential ingredient of porcelain. The Chinese refer to the porcelain formula metaphorically as 'bones and flesh', china stone being the bone, china clay the flesh.
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A naturally occurring mineral, consisting essentially of hydrated silicate of alumina, used as a filler or as a component in paper coating.
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A white clay virtually free of impurities such as iron, also known as kaolin. It is used in ceramics for its qualities of strength and whiteness, and is an essential ingredient of porcelain. The Chinese refer to the porcelain formula metaphorically as 'bones and flesh', china stone being the bone, china clay the flesh.
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China clay is a fine, white amorphous powder formed as a result of the decomposition of granite.
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Kaolin. A white clay made from pegmatite found in Cornwall.
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Kaolinlte
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n] - a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)
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china stone noun a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
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Commercial name for kaolin
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An aluminum silica compound used in gravure and screen printing inks. Also called kaolin.
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