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Rock Formations
Stratigraphy
Mineral Resources
Economic Geology
Subsurface Rocks
Ground-water Resources
Ground-water Recharge
Ground-water Discharge
Availability
Chemical Character
Ground-water Regions
Records of Wells
References
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Table 4
Table 4--Ceramic data on three methods of using an alluvial clay from Chase County.
| Plastic and Dry Properties |
| Sample no. |
Thickness sampled, feet |
Water of plasticity, percent |
Linear shrinkage, percent |
Drying behavior |
| CS-15 | 18 | 23.67 | 6.97 | cracked |
| CS-15-S | 18 | 25.83 | 9.40 | slight warping |
| CS-15-C | 18 | 26.15 | 6.04 | satisfactory |
| Fired Properties |
| Sample no. |
Ignition loss, percent |
Firing range, cones |
Fired to cone |
Color |
Linear shrinkage, percent |
Percent absorption |
Saturation coefficient |
| 24 hrs, cold water | 5 hrs, boiling water |
| CS-15 | 3.81 | 04-01 | 05 | red-orange |
0.67 | 11.26 | 13.68 | 0.82 |
| CS-15-S | 3.72 | 05-01 | 05 | red-orange |
0.04- | 10.17 | 13.58 | 0.75 |
| | | | 01 | red |
4.24 | 3.16 | 6.18 | 0.46 |
| CS-15-C | 3.31 | 04-01 | 05 | red-orange |
0.71 | 13.79 | 16.46 | 0.84 |
| | | | 01 | red |
6.86 | 3.07 | 5.40 | 0.57 |
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