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Potter's Clay

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I need to buy some clay to use for mineralized soil. In looking for information online, I found this definition:

Noun: potter's clay
Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling

It does not contain any iron? really. I was thinking it should contain iron.
What should I be looking for? Looking for clues. :?
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I'm thinking it needs to be some kind of natural clay, no man made polymers.
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The all natural clay seems to be very hard to find. I looked and could not find it either.
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I agree, it's not easy to find real mineral rich clay. Since laterite is an iron rich clay, I think it would be a suitable substitute, but I haven't seen any comparisons of laterite and clay. And clay has another purpose I believe, to bind the mineralized soil.
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What I use is Malone red from Pearl Arts in Rockville.
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There is an art supply store near me in Baltimore that carries Malone Red. I'm going to pay them a visit today.
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