Potter's Clay

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:55 pm

I need to buy some clay to use for mineralized soil. In looking for information online, I found this definition:

Noun: potter's clay
Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling

It does not contain any iron? really. I was thinking it should contain iron.
What should I be looking for? Looking for clues.

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:19 pm

I'm thinking it needs to be some kind of natural clay, no man made polymers.

PaulS · Post by **PaulS** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:47 pm

The all natural clay seems to be very hard to find. I looked and could not find it either.

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:06 pm

I agree, it's not easy to find real mineral rich clay. Since laterite is an iron rich clay, I think it would be a suitable substitute, but I haven't seen any comparisons of laterite and clay. And clay has another purpose I believe, to bind the mineralized soil.

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:48 pm

What I use is Malone red from Pearl Arts in Rockville.

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:00 am

There is an art supply store near me in Baltimore that carries Malone Red. I'm going to pay them a visit today.

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