IMA Europe - Industrial Minerals Association

Plastic clay is an extremely rare mineral, found in localised deposits at a handful of locations around the world. It’s a sedimentary material, made from kaolinite, or decomposed granite that has been mixed through river action with other clays, sands, gravel and vegetation.

The plasticity of this mineral ensures that the main use of plastic clay is as a base material in the manufacture of ceramics. Plastic clays have a wide range of colours, but when fired, selected clays give results that are pure white.

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