BENAIAH WILSON

Presentation on clay...
 Table of contents

● Clay
● Clay formation
● Composition of clay
● Types of clay
 Clay

Clay is a type of fine grained natural soil material

containing clay minerals.Clay develop plasticity
when wet,due to a molecular film of water sur-
rounding the clay particles.
 Clay Formation

● Clay minerals most commonly form by prolonged

chemical weathering of silicate bearing rocks.they
can also form locally from dydrothermal activity.
● Chemical weathering takes place largely by acid
hydrolysis due to low concentrations of carbonic
acid, dissolved in rainwater or released by plants
roots.
 Composition of clay

Clay minerals are composed essentially of

silica,alumina or magnesia or both and water ,but
iron substitutes for aluminum and magnesium in
varying degrees.
 Types of clay

● There are mainly four types of clay....which are

Earthenware clay, Stoneware clay, Ball clay, and
Porcelain. All of them can be used to make pot-
tery, but the end result would differ a lot thanks to
their different textures, colors, and flexibilities.