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Clay eating

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Grigsby, R. Kevin

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Encyclopedia article about clay eating. The ingestion of kaolin, also known as "white dirt," "chalk," or "white clay," is a type of pica (eating of nonfood substances). Found in the central Piedmont section of Georgia, vast deposits of kaolin are mined around Sandersville, in the area between Macon and Augusta. Kaolin is a naturally deposited clay used in the manufacture of ceramics as well as in coatings for paper and textiles. It is also a key ingredient used in medicines for diarrhea.
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