Porcelain

One can easily differentiate between porcelain and regular pottery. The difference is in the high temperatures of the firing in the kiln (1200-1350), the white translucent color and the strong glassy texture. The main components of porcelain are found in the natural decomposition of Granite and Basalt called Kaolinite (common phyllosilicate mineral) and Feldspar (crushed china stone).

Porcelain wares may be formed by molding, by hand-building and by throwing on a potter's wheel. Porcelain ware was produced on the potter's wheel in many historic cultures. Through the cataloguing of the porcelain one can trace the historical background to which it belonged.