china clay

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A historic site in Cornwall known for being the birthplace of the china clay industry has been put up for sale.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

It contains monuments dating back to the Iron Age and is the first location to be mined for china clay by Plymouth chemist William Cookworthy in 1768.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

It's also been drilling for lithium in hard rock at a disused china clay pit near St Austell.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

In later years he wrote about rugby for the Sunday Telegraph and was employed in the china clay industry for 30 years.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013

"I don't know much about china clay," said 'Bias reflectively.

From Hocken and Hunken by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir