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When you fire something made of clay in a kiln you are more or less quickly creating an artificial rock. It is similar to a igneous or metamorphic rock.
Typically stoneware pottery fires to somewhere between 2200 and 2500 degrees F. Lava is usually about 1,292 to 2,192 °F.
When clay is heated to this temperature it changes permanently. Even if it was ground to a powered and water was added it would not be clay again it would be a wet paste. As it heats, different minerals melt. As it cools new crystals such as mullite are formed. It is much more like a rock.
The only difference is that, except for rocks made in a volcano, most rocks are created at both high temperature, high pressure and over a great deal of time. That long cooling time and high pressure makes for different structures.
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Is Clay Sediment from rock?
Clay is actually a description of sediment of a specific particle size. As such clay is not necessarily a rock. However when compacted and cemented clay forms claystone which is a sedimentary rock.
What is rock deformation that is like a piece of miles clay and does not lead to earthquakes called?
if you are talking about deformation, it does cause earthquakes but they are very small
What is the difference between clay and shale?
THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT CLAY IS MOIST, SOFT, AND SMOOTH. SHALE IS rock of fissile or laminated structure .
What produces clay sand and rock fragments?
Sedimentary rock.
What is the process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress?
This is technically known as strain. If the change in shape occurs by fractures forming through the rock this is known as a brittle deformation. If however the rock deforms like a piece of clay being squashed this is known as ductile deformation.
Is a piece of clay pot a rock?
If clay is a rock
Is a clay pot a rock?
No, the clay was a rock but the pot, being artificially manufactured, is a ceramic. Similarly concrete is not a rock.
What is it called when a pot is made by using fingers to expand a small round piece of clay?
Pinch pot.
IS pieces of clay pot rocks?
no..its a way of rock but particles so maybe
What is it called when a pot is made using fingers to expand a small piece of round clay?
pottery
What is a rock that deforms like a piece of molded clay called?
plastercine
What is rock deformation that is like a peice of molded clay and does not lead to earthquakes called?
What is rock deformation that is like a piece of molded clay and does not lead to earthquakes called
What is a pinch pot?
A pinch pot is a small clay pot, made by starting with a ball of clay and pressing a hole on it, then pinching the sides until it becomes a pot.
Which has luster aluminum pot or clay pot?
Aluminum pot has luster
What happens if you heat the clay?
When you heat clay it turns into a pot
What has the author Georgia MacLeod Sales written?
Georgia MacLeod Sales has written: 'The clay-pot cookbook' -- subject(s): Casserole cookery, Clay pot cookery, Clay pot cooking, Casserole cooking
Which meat is the best to cook when clay pot cooking?
Mainly chicken is the best meat to cook in clay pot cooking. Clay pot cooking should be done in a minimized heat and should be placed on the trivet for cooking.
