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red clay

[′red ′klā]
(geology)
A fine-grained, reddish-brown pelagic deposit consisting of relatively large proportions of windblown particles, meteoric and volcanic dust, pumice, shark teeth, manganese nodules, and debris transported by ice. Also known as brown clay.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Red Clay, Yellow Grass will be available for purchase in both print and ebook formats upon its official release.
It is believed the combination of red clay, brown glaze and the round shape contributed to brewing good tea and helping retain heat.
In fact, gravel is often used to improve road performance of red clay in construction sites, but laboratory research focused on the effect of gravel on the performance is seldom.
Imagine this spring's strawberry-rhubarb pie in a red clay plate!
Red clays are widely distributed in southwest and south central regions of China (Editorial of Engineering Geology Manual, 2007); accordingly, red clay is frequently utilized as a subgrade filling for fiscal and environmental reasons.
It is also cost-effective and sustainable since red clay is an abundant resource in many parts of the country, such as Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Aurora, Tarlac, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Aklan, Leyte and South Cotabato provinces, and Cagayan de Oro City.
It was exciting to see talented youngsters from India on the red clay courts and I wish the winners best of luck for the finale in Paris.
"Once that red clay comes up, it's impossible to get it back down into the bungum," the old cowman said.
On the other hand, in her works entitled At Pot's Edge I and At Pot's Edge-II, Ozen used ready-made materials with shapes obtained by casting, chammote and red clay to depict concrete buildings and the image of the bird signifying nature in a contradictory manner.
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