A china clay sample from Jharkhand State, India, containing 65.0 wt.% SiO 2, 22.7% Al 2 O 3, 1.77% Fe 2 O 3 and 9.10% LOI was subjected to physical beneficiation and acid leaching studies to improve its quality. The clay was characterized by optical microscopy, XRD, and wet chemical analysis methods. Quartz and goethite are the two …