Comments on: Clay play: Learn about the stubborn and slick earth beneath ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ /news/2021/02/24/marine-clay-beneath-bates/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 03:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: Ryan P /news/2021/02/24/marine-clay-beneath-bates/#comment-264420 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 03:29:45 +0000 /news/?p=130606#comment-264420 Thank you so much for this great article! I was researching large marine clay deposits in the U.S. for a class and found the information fascinating and very useful.

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The clay was taken to a landfill, but the contractor wouldn’t say where. Morin clay and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ clay are roughly the same “species,” so I think bricks could have been made from the Bonney stuff, although clay composition always varies from site to site.

]]> By: David Chick /news/2021/02/24/marine-clay-beneath-bates/#comment-263393 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:09:00 +0000 /news/?p=130606#comment-263393 I believe that it was Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts where I saw a Colonial Period display which touted Lewiston pottery when I took my kids there (dare I say over a couple decades ago). When I inquired, I was informed that Lewiston was well known for its clay quality for pottery and brick during Colonial times…

]]> By: Gene ORourke /news/2021/02/24/marine-clay-beneath-bates/#comment-263392 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:31:00 +0000 /news/?p=130606#comment-263392 Thank you for this wonderful story. I always enjoy insights into the construction process. But I’m left wondering… what happened to the Bonney Center clay? Where did those trucks go? And is Bonney clay very different from Morin clay? In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ early days, would local clay have been suitable for bricks made on-site?

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