Clay

Clay

Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.

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    “As ye of clay were cast by kind,
    So shall ye waste to dust.”
    —Thomas Vaux, 2d Baron Vaux Of Harrowden (1510–1566)