China Clay
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China clay varies in texture, colour, and quality based on different geographical location. As we can view the difference of china clay from its uses, like the clay of some areas such as Blackpool, Littlejohns and Goonbarrow is ideally suited for the filling and coating of paper. While the clay of areas,like Treviscoe and Wheal Remfry is best suited for the making of ceramics.
The best quality of china clay is available in India probably in the places like Rajasthan and some parts of north Gujarat. The focused reason lies, because it lowers the crack tendency in the finished products, improved shock resistance and surface quality. Time since the potteries started using of porcelain ,the demand grew and by the early nineteenth century the kaolin industry become highly successful, Which also resulted in owning rights with many of the Potters to mine the material for themselves. Also, by the middle of the nineteenth century, china clay was increasingly used as a raw material by the certain developing paper industry.
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