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• Refractory
  ...refractories is the oxide of [[calcium]] ([[lime (mineral)|lime]]). [[Fire clay|Fireclays]] are also widely used in the manufacture of refractories.
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• Wattle and daub
  ...with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet [[soil]], [[clay]], [[sand]], [[Feces|animal dung]] and straw. Wattle and daub has been use ...gregates and reinforcement. Binders hold the mix together and can include clay, lime, chalk dust and limestone dust. Aggregates give the mix its bulk and
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• Raw material
  ...ion]] of native [[rain forest]] in Rio de Janeiro City for extraction of [[clay]] a raw material for [[civil engineering]] (2009 picture).]]
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• Ceramic materials
  ...dex.cfm?pi=GL&gaction=list&grp=C Ceramic Tile and Stone Standards]</ref> [[Clay]] was one of the earliest materials used to produce [[ceramic]]s, but many Traditional ceramic raw materials include clay minerals such as kaolinite, more recent materials include aluminium oxide,
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• Slate
  ...derived from an original [[shale]]-type [[sedimentary rock]] composed of [[clay]] or [[volcano|volcanic]] [[ash (volcanic)|ash]] through low-grade regional
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• Polyelectrolyte
  ...ted by substituting charged species such as [[nanoparticle]]s or [[Zeolite|clay platelet]]s<ref>G.S. Lee Y.J.Lee K.B.Yoon Layer By Layer Assembly Of Zeolit
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• Fire-safe polymers
  ...ls included mixtures of [[alum]] and [[vinegar]]; [[clay]] and [[hair]]; [[clay]] and [[gypsum]]; [[alum]], [[ferrous sulfate]], and [[gypsum]]; and [[ammo ...improvement of fire-retardancy by having nanodispersed [[montmorillonite]] clay in the polymer matrix. Later, organomodified [[clays]], TiO₂ [[
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• Non-Newtonian fluid
  ...rigin). These fluids are called [[Bingham plastic]]s. Several examples are clay suspensions, drilling mud, toothpaste, mayonnaise, chocolate, and mustard.
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• Mixture
  ..., [[blood]] || [[Suspension (chemistry)|Suspension]]: [[mud]] ([[soil]], [[clay]] or [[silt]] particles are suspended in water), [[chalk]] powder suspended
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• Colloid
  ...rostatic interactions. For example, negatively-charged colloidal silica or clay particles can be flocculated by the addition of a positively-charged polyme ...of inorganic colloids is very low in compacted [[bentonite]]s and in deep clay formations<ref>
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• Building insulation materials
  ...lation has been used for centuries in the northern climates of Europe. The clay coating gives the insulation a half hour fire rating according to DIN (Germ ...hey may or may not require fire retardents or anti-insect/pest treatments. Clay coating is a low toxic additive which often meets these requirements. They
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• Powder (substance)
  ...er when it is wet because it does not flow freely. Substances like dried [[clay]], although dry bulk solids composed of very fine particles, are not powder
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• Crushed stone
  ...s include sand and gravel, iron and steel slag, [[sintered]] or expanded [[clay]] or [[shale]], and [[perlite]] or [[vermiculite]].<ref>{{cite web |url=htt
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• Perlite
  ...aggregate in [[mortar (firestop)]] and in [[ceramics (art)|ceramics]] as a clay additive. It is also used by the explosive industry.<ref> [http://www.freep
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• Vermiculite
  | habit = Clay, scaly, aggregate, rarely as pseudohexagonal crystal plates ...ral]] sheets for every one [[octahedral]] sheet. It is a limited expansion clay with a medium [[shrink-swell capacity]]. Vermiculite has a high [[cation ex
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• Gravel
  * '''Bank gravel''': gravel intermixed with sand or clay. * [[Clay]]
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• Construction aggregate
  ...ome (minor) materials that are used as specialty lightweight aggregates: [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[perlite]], and [[vermiculite]].
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• Aggregate (composite)
  ...is due to the thickness of matrix material at which its properties change (clay is not included in concrete because it would "absorb" the matrix, preventin ...al Motors]] for automotive use is in the former category: a fine-grained [[clay]] with a laminar structure suspended in a [[thermoplastic]] [[olefin]] (a c
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• Hoggin
  ...le groundcover that is composed of a mixture of [[gravel]], [[sand]] and [[clay]] that produces a buff coloured bound surface. It is more commonly seen in
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• Fulling
  ...ller's earth]] had been introduced for use in the process. This is a soft clay-like material occurring in nature as an impure [[hydrous]] [[aluminium sili
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...rom impressions of textiles and basketry and nets on little pieces of hard clay, dating from 27,000 years ago and found in [[Dolni Vestonice]] in the [[Cze
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...holders and tablecloths, but also makes huipils. She also makes figures of clay. Her work has won awards such as the Concurso de Tejido de San Mateo del Ma
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• Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
  ...mpressions of textiles and basketry and nets left on little pieces of hard clay.<ref name="Chang">[http://www.textile-technology.com/stone-age-clothing-mor *1865 – Clay invents the double-headed latch needle which has enabled to create purl sti
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• Wax carving
  ...y the techniques used in working soft waxes are similar to those used with clay and involve the use of wooden or metal spatulas, direct molding with the fi
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• Kerosene
  ...ed two methods for the production of kerosene. One method involved using [[clay]] as an [[absorption (chemistry)|absorbent]], whereas the other method invo
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• Bead
  ...soft, flexible [[wire]], or adhered to a surface (e.g. [[Cloth|fabric]], [[clay]]).
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• Modelling clay
  ...|250px|An artist modelling a [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of [[Confucius]] in clay]] ...use]], by [[Auguste Rodin]] (1882). [[Terracotta]], originally modelled in clay.]]
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• Salt ceramic
  '''Salt ceramic''', also called '''Victorian salt clay''' is a traditional salt-based modeling medium. It is an air-dry [[modeling clay]],<ref>http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,199,153178-229200,00.html</ref> whic
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• Cold porcelain
  * [[Polymer clay]]
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• Plastilina
  ...g clay]] sold by Spanish company JOVI and its subsidiaries. JOVI Modeling Clay, Plastilina, is mainly composed of [[Biomass|vegetable matter]], making it
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  ...t materials have been used for the listed articles ranging from wood over clay to bronze. In many cases the articles were decorated using a variety of te
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• Vinyl siding
  ...reaction to sunlight, the barn red will fade faster than the very neutral clay color whether paint, vinyl siding or other composition. The lower layer, kn
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• Saltillo tile
  ...reds, oranges and yellows. Tiles are shaped either by pressing quarried [[clay]] with a wooden frame (super), or carving out the desired shape (regular).
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• Burmantofts Pottery
  The business began in 1859 when [[fire clay]] was discovered in a coal mine owned by William Wilcox and John Lassey.<re
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• Clunch
  ...nd in more regular-shaped building blocks. It is predominantly [[chalk]]/[[clay]] based and is bedded in [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] to form [[wall]]s. It
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• Architectural terracotta
  ...gives a pale pink or buff colour, whereas the [[Ruabon]] ([[North Wales]]) clay gives a bright red. ...eeks and each piece had to be made over-size to allow for shrinkage as the clay body dried. To avoid cracking the pieces had to be quite thin. They were fi
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• Glazed architectural terra-cotta
  ...o handle, quickly set and more affordable to use. The cost of molding the clay, glazing and firing the blocks, when compared to carving stone, represented |title=Common Clay - A History of American Terra Cotta Corporation 1881-1966
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• Chirpici
  ...be brick]]s. Chirpici is a traditional construction material made out of [[clay]] and [[straws]], used especially on the steppes of southern [[Romania]], i As such, the ''chirpici'' bricks used for construction are made out of [[clay]], with [[straws]] and [[manure]] and are baked in the sun before they are
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• Glazed tile
  ...ir length into two tubular tiles, each semicircular in shape. A tube shape clay mould can be cut into four equal parts, with a cross section of a quarter o
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• Quarry tile
  ...4 inches (13 to 19 mm) thick, made by the extrusion process from natural [[clay]] or [[shale]]s. <ref>http://www.ceramic-tile.com/glossary National Tile C
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• Masonry veneer
  Masonry veneers can be made of any [[concrete]], manufactured clay, artificial stone or natural stone product. Typically, [[masonry]] refers
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• Plaster
  ...aster. This "negative" image, if properly designed, may be used to produce clay productions, which when fired in a kiln become [[terra cotta]] building dec
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• Sandcrete
  ...available. As material for walls, its strength is less than that of fired clay bricks, but sandcrete is considerably cheaper.
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• Reed mat (plastering)
  ...]]. Reed mats are particularly suited to using with [[lime plaster|lime]], clay or gypsum plasters in building restoration and new-build.
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• Stucco
  ...ppealing construction materials such as [[concrete]], [[cinder block]], or clay [[brick]] and [[adobe]].
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• Ex-clay
  Expanded-clay aggregate, or '''"exclay"''', is a lightweight [[ceramic]] [[Aggregate (com ...rom natural clay and the end product have the shape of round pellets. They clay have been expanded by thermal treatment in a rotating kiln operating at tem
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• Cob (material)
  '''Cob''' or '''cobb''' is a [[building material]] consisting of [[clay]], [[sand]], [[straw]], water, and [[soil|earth]], similar to [[adobe]]. C Traditionally, English cob was made by mixing the clay-based [[subsoil]] with [[straw]] and [[water]] using [[oxen]] to trample it
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• Bottle wall
  ...units and binds them using [[adobe]], [[sand]], [[cement]], [[stucco]], [[clay]], [[plaster]], [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] or any other [[joint compound]] ...ure, such as [[cob (material)|cob]] or adobe, are made from a mix of sand, clay, and [[straw]]. This is used as the [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] to bind the
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• Coade stone
  *60-70% [[Ball clay]] from [[Dorset]] and [[Devon]]. ...ed due to the presence of faults). This was also referred to as "fortified clay" <!-- I'm reading between the lines of the NY Times article here. --> which
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• Aquia Creek sandstone
  ...f [[quartz]], cemented with [[silica]] and containing scattered pellets of clay as large as an inch in diameter. This sandstone is typically gray or tan,
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