Mineralogical, physico-chemical and ceramic properties of Brezaci clay

Abstract

The Podrinje-Kolubara region, from the point of non-metallic mineral raw materials, is characterized not only by numerous mineral types, but the quality of mineral resources as well as, being one of few mineral regions in that part of Serbia. Deposits of clay and ceramic clay in the Tamnava basin have been industrially the most important deposits up to now. This paper presents some results of mineralogical, physico-chemical and ceramical-technological analyses of ceramic clay Brezaci-Donje Crniljevo. Based on the obtained experimental results, it can be concluded that clay Brezaci-Donje Crniljevo belongs to the kaolinite-illite clay with traces of quartz, feldspar and mica. The findings from this study indicate that the examined clay has significant potential as a material raw component for numerous ceramic products.