Evaluación de las Arcillas de los barrios El Calvario y las Palmeras para el uso de Cerámica”

Abstract

This research aims at the evaluation of clays for use of ceramic neighborhoods “El Calvario” and “Las Palmeras” city of Loja, on the basis of their properties. For the evaluation of these properties carried out a collection of samples in the “San Cayetano” Formation, where are these areas of study and then the corresponding analysis was determined according to the results of X-ray diffraction that the most abundant mineral samples clay, is quartz, after it, Motmorillonita, followed by Kaolinite and Muscovite. These specimens in turn were our analysis was by X-ray diffractometry, transformed into ceramic pieces for components of its structure yielding the percentage results in the following order: the most abundant mineral is again Quartz, followed by Illite and Hematite. Trials ceramic manufacturing allowed us in conclusion that all clays meet the basic conditions for manufacture of ceramics. The outcrops studied are viable for the exploitation of material.