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petuntse; China stone; Cornish stone; growan stone
 
petuntse; China stone; Cornish stone; growan stone
  
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
  
 
* George Savage, ''Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook'', Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
 
* George Savage, ''Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook'', Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954

Revision as of 05:00, 1 May 2016

Description

A fine-grain stone produced from the decomposition of feldspathic granite found in China, England and Wales. Growanstone, or petuntse, contains quartz, mica and fluorite and is considered an important addition to the kaolin for the production of porcelain. It is also used in glazes.

Synonyms and Related Terms

petuntse; China stone; Cornish stone; growan stone

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
  • Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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