Tiles

The Dominican Republic’s Igneri Foundation announces the
celebration of the Fourth International Ceramic Tile Triennial (elit-tile 2006).
Tile is the English name for tiles or mosaics, or generally a flat piece of
pottery with more or less decorative purposes.

For the composition of ceramic paste in addition to kaolin china clay used secondary.
Common features:
be very plastic.
porous texture.
The color varies according to their composition, between gray and white or ivory.

The types of clay used in pottery, called terracotta (baked clay), have common characteristics:
- Red or yellow.
- Porous due to their high component of iron and other mineral impurities.