Does Bone China Contain Any Actual Bone?
pamela_d_mcadams/iStock via Getty Images Maybe you assumed that bone china was so named because it’s vaguely bone-colored, or because it’s sturdier than other types of dinnerware. Maybe you’ve never thought about this at all. Whatever the case, we regret to inform you that the bone in Basically, the bones are calcined, or heated to a high enough temperature that there’s nothing organic left in them. After that, they’re pulverized into a powder known as bone ash, which contains calcium, phosphorus, and oxygen. Not only does bone ash help china hold up better against chipping, it ...
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