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==Types==
 
==Types==
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[[File:Melonteapot.jpg|thumb|A yixing zisha teapot - "Melon", which combines ''Zi Ni'' and ''Zhu Ni'' clays]]
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[[File:Yixing clay teapot.jpg|thumb|Yixing Duan Ni teapot]]
   
The term "''yixing clay''" is often used as an umbrella term to describe several distinct types of clay used to make stoneware:  
 
The term "''yixing clay''" is often used as an umbrella term to describe several distinct types of clay used to make stoneware:  
*''Zisha'' <ref name=martin>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Laura C.|title=Tea: The drink that changed the world|year=2007|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|location=Rutland|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DJ2j_bX6WTUC|isbn=978-0-8048-3724-8|pages=103}}</ref> or ''Zi Ni'' (紫砂 or 紫泥 ; literally, "purple sand/clay"): this stoneware has a purple-red-brown color.<ref>{{cite book|last=Amies|first=Alex|title=Decorative designs in Chinese art|isbn=978-0-9833348-0-4|pages=30|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZIpoAYP5Gg0C}}</ref>
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*''Zisha''
 
*''Zhusha'' or ''Zhu Ni'' (朱砂 or 朱泥; literally, "[[cinnabar]] sand/clay"): reddish brown stoneware with a very high iron content. The name only refers to the sometimes bright red hue of cinnabar (朱砂; pinyin: zhūshā). There are currently 10 mines still producing Zhu Ni {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. However, due to the increasing demand for Yixing stoneware, Zhu Ni is now in very limited quantities. Zhu Ni clay is not to be confused with Hong Ni (红泥, literally, "red clay"), another red clay.  
 
*''Zhusha'' or ''Zhu Ni'' (朱砂 or 朱泥; literally, "[[cinnabar]] sand/clay"): reddish brown stoneware with a very high iron content. The name only refers to the sometimes bright red hue of cinnabar (朱砂; pinyin: zhūshā). There are currently 10 mines still producing Zhu Ni {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. However, due to the increasing demand for Yixing stoneware, Zhu Ni is now in very limited quantities. Zhu Ni clay is not to be confused with Hong Ni (红泥, literally, "red clay"), another red clay.  
 
*''Duan Ni'' (鍛泥; literally, "fortified clay"): stoneware that was formulated using various stones and minerals in addition to Zi Ni or Zhu Ni clay. This results in various textures and colours, ranging from beige, blue, and green (绿泥), to black.
 
*''Duan Ni'' (鍛泥; literally, "fortified clay"): stoneware that was formulated using various stones and minerals in addition to Zi Ni or Zhu Ni clay. This results in various textures and colours, ranging from beige, blue, and green (绿泥), to black.
      
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==