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Table 1 Chemical composition of the used raw materials

From: Flux ceramic tiles based on Egyptian trachyte

Oxides %

Trachyte

Clay

Bentonite

SiO2

61.81

52.97

53.12

Al2O3

16.69

29.07

15.98

TiO2

0.18

1.48

1.15

Fe2O3

4.95

3.92

9.24

CaO

1.12

0.5

0.81

MgO

0.29

0.2

3.77

Na2O

7.97

0.06

4.26

K2O

4.37

0.28

0.83

SO3

0.06

0.76

0.76

ZrO2

0.25

Cl

1.45

LOI

1.62

10.62

8.15

Total

99.31

99.86

99.52