Ceramic clays from the western part of the Tamnava Tertiary Basin, Serbia: Deposits and clay types
Based on geological, mineralogical, physical, chemical and technological investigations in the Tamnava Tertiary Basin near Šabac town (western Serbia), deposits of ceramic clays were studied. These ceramic clays are composed of kaolin-illite with a variable content of quartz, feldspars,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0608/2014/0350-06081475075R.pdf |
| Summary: | Based on geological, mineralogical, physical, chemical and technological
investigations in the Tamnava Tertiary Basin near Šabac town (western
Serbia), deposits of ceramic clays were studied. These ceramic clays are
composed of kaolin-illite with a variable content of quartz, feldspars,
mica, iron oxides and hydroxides, and organic matter. Four main types of
commercial clays were identified: i) red-yellow sandy-gravely (brick clays);
ii) grey-white poor sandy (ceramic clays); iii) dark-carbonaceous (ceramic
clays); and iv) lamellar (“interspersed”) fatty, poor sandy (highly
aluminous and ferrous clays). Ceramic clays are defined as medium to high
plastic with different ranges of sintering temperatures, which makes them
suitable for the production of various kinds of materials in the ceramic
industry. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. OI-176016] |
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| ISSN: | 0350-0608 2406-0747 |