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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china clay::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba |
| Type of | clay |
Examples of china clay
china clay
The Eden Project has been developed on the site of a former china clay quarry.
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Peat was found in abundance, as well as gypsum, china clay, potter's earth and salt.
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Cornish china clay was used in the production of earthenware and stoneware.
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Most days, big ships are escorted by tugs to the china clay works upriver.
From the independent.co.uk
Rex was born at Nanpean in Cornwall, son of Howard, a china clay miner, and Hilda, a teacher.
From the guardian.co.uk
This isn't a desert of sand, but of powder as fine as china clay.
From the mindfingers.blogspot.com
China clay quarries used to be in what is now Handois reservoirs.
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They come to see the miracle of a disused china clay quarry converted to an exciting Garden of Eden.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Subsequently china clay extraction became more important and metal mining had virtually ended by the 1990s.
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