# ball clay

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.

## Etymology
Clay of this kind found in Dorset and Devon, England, used to be cut into balls that weighed 30 pounds.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ball-clay