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The 17 pages that link to Clay, each with the reason it gives.

• Grain sizeBroader topic: Clay occupies the finest end of the standard sediment-size classification.

• Clay mineralCompared with: Clay is a material or particle-size category, whereas a clay mineral is a mineral species or group.

• CementRelated: Its silica and alumina help form clinker minerals during kiln firing.

• AdobeRelated: Clay-rich earth binds adobe particles and helps shaped bricks hold together.

• ModelingNarrower topic: Clay is the most familiar material for modeling because it holds forms while workable.

• PotteryNarrower topic: Its mineral composition and plasticity determine which forms can be shaped and how they survive firing.

• MudbrickRelated: Clay minerals help wet earth hold a shaped brick together.

• StonewareNarrower topic: Clay provides the workable raw material from which stoneware bodies are made.

• TerracottaNarrower topic: Its mineral content and plasticity provide the raw material for terracotta.

• Ceramic artNarrower topic: Its plasticity makes it the principal material for many ceramic artworks.

• EarthenwareNarrower topic: Clay is the raw material shaped into earthenware vessels and objects.

• MudflatRelated: Clay helps give mudflat surfaces their smooth, sticky texture.

• Papier-mâchéCompared with: Clay is shaped directly as a mineral mass rather than assembled from paper fibers.

• Wattle and daubRelated: Clay contributes cohesion and workability to many daub mixtures.

• Earth (soil and ground)Broader topic: Clay-rich ground behaves differently from sandy ground under water and pressure.

• SiennaRelated: Clay and other earthy minerals form the matrix that carries sienna’s iron compounds.

• Soil typeBroader topic: Clay-rich soils behave differently from coarse-textured soil types.