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White River
China Clay / Kaolin
White Gold
Filler
gloss
smoother
whitener





and it went full circle
porcelain to stuff to porcelain

The hunt for British china clay (kaolin) came a few centuries after China began using the product for their white porcelain. The best china clay reserves were found in cornwall. it was mined originally for use in

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Littlejohn's pit is 'One of the largest china clay pits showing the clay stream, which has been producted by hydraulic mining, running down to the lowest point in the pit where it is pumped to the bucket wheels which take the coarse sand out of the clay stream.' - mike griggs cchs
''Rivers of clay become lifelines of industry, not just for pottery, which takes just a quarter of the total production, but rubber, paint, plastics and textile manufacturers, demand this white ingredient"
m & r chatting about time & geology
Bodleva clay pit - robin talking?