The ceramic clays occurring in the Szkucin deposit are of Upper Triassic age. They are developed as red-brownish clays, loams and inferiorly muds with lenses of grey-green muds. An average thickness of these sediments in the deposit is about 8 m, whereas that of the Quaternary overburden does not exceed 1 m. The phase composition of the clays studied is similar. The clayey material is composed mainly of amore or less homogenous mixture of clay substance containing minor amounts of detrital components and finely dispersed hematite pelite that colours the clay material in red. Clay minerals are represented mostly by illite and kaolinite. The presence of minor admixtures of 14 A clay minerals (probably vermiculite and/or mixed-layered vermiculite/chlorite and chlorite/smectite) is characteristic. Beside clay minerals, the list of components includes quartz and hematite, accompanied by minor and variable amounts of micas, feldspars (both plagioclases and K-feldspars) and, sometimes, calcite. On the basis of detailed chemical and mineralogical investigations, the authors have delineated within the deposit its part without calcite, i.e., representing the material with the best properties from the point of view of the requirements of the ceramic industry. Fast firing in the range 1110-1140°C indicates that the raw material is suitable for manufacturing the monoporosa wall tiles, whereas after the firing in the range 1150-1180°C it can be used in manufacturing the monocottura stoneware floor tiles. Thus, the red, non-calcareous clays from Szkucin meet the requirements of the mineral raw material applicable in the ceramic industry, particularly in manufacturing various types of tiles.