Typical composition of a modern commercial bone china
is 25 wt.% clay, 25 wt.% of Cornish stone and 50 wt.% bone
ash.8,9 The microstructures of bone china are known to contain
-tricalcium phosphate (-Ca3(PO4)2) (-TCP), anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8), -quartz (SiO2) and calcium aluminosilicate
glass.