The Mineralogy of Fired Ceramics
摘要
The mineralogy of the raw materials and of the fired ceramics used in the production of artificial stone and the species that are formed form their fusion at high temperatures in the kiln are discussed along with details given of the chemical changes that occur during the firing process at several temperature ranges. The sourcing of the raw materials and of their chemical composition are presented and considered for primary and secondary clays sand, flint, alkaline flux, glass frit, grog and feldspar are outlined. The analytical interrogation of the minerals formed in ceramics at high temperatures in the kiln are described.