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fire clay

A clay with refractory characteristics (resistant to high temperatures), and hence suitable for lining furnaces (firebrick). Its chemical composition consists of a high percentage of silicon and aluminium oxides, and a low percentage of the oxides of sodium, potassium, iron, and calcium.



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OCTBB: QMMG) Quest Minerals and Mining Corp is pleased to announce that the joint venture partner JJ Resources has been issued permit # 852-7254 from the Kentucky Department of Surface Mining and Reclamation "DSMRE" for the Apollo #1 property with over 3,500,000 tons of Fireclay Rider coal.
All the ladles were bottom-pour types (lined with bloating fireclay brick), and fireclay nozzles were used.
Compositions are available for special applications, and tubes can be manufactured from mullite, fireclay or fused silica.
 
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