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Serpentine

Granite

Quartz

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What is the name of the rock which has given the Puycheny's clay ?

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Well done ! The serpentine has decomposed during millions years to transform into clay in Puycheny.

She mixed the clay to homogenize it

She carried the clay in a cart

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Today, the mare Suzon is still watching the tile factory. But what was her mission in the XIXth century ?

Overall, she was a companion for the tile maker

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Here is the pretty Suzon ! She was very precious because she prepared the clay by footing it.

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A satellite

A planet

A solar system

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What is the name of the tool used for smoothing the clay in the tile mould ?

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A planet looks like this ! We smooth the tile with a little bit of water.

The drying area

The playing area

The storage area

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What is the name of this space where we put the tiles just after making them ?

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This is the drying area ! We put the tiles here to dry them under the sun. When it was starting to rain, we put them into the shelfs.

600°C

800°C

1000°C

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What was the temperature of the tiles firing ?

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Indeed, the kiln have to fire at 1000°C to well cook the tiles. Then the clay become ceramic !

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WELL DONE !

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