Difference between revisions of "Gault clay"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A light colored clay that is high in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium calcium]. Gault clay is used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brick brick] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slip%20glaze slipware]. It vitrifies at about 1100C.
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A light colored clay that is high in [[calcium]]. Gault clay is used for [[brick]] and [[slip glaze|slipware]]. It vitrifies at about 1100C.
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==

Revision as of 15:17, 15 January 2014

Description

A light colored clay that is high in Calcium. Gault clay is used for Brick and slipware. It vitrifies at about 1100C.

Authority

  • Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

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