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In the present invention there is provided a process for the production of wall and floor tiles from a single ceramic body, utilizing pyrophyllite and common clay. The tiles produced from the single body and fired in the temperature range of 1175 to 12250C are suitable for multipurpose application in wall and floor of the buildings. Some of the advantages of the single body are: use of less number of low cost materials, simple processes of manufacturing, easy quality control, less shrinkage and dimensional defects and saving in thermal energy. The physics mechanical of the present invention are found to be superior or at par with the properties of such commercially produced tiles.