 A black powder which gives red, brown, purple or black tones to clay bodies and glazes. A strong flux when added in large amounts to clay bodies.
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Fine Grade, WG325, 150 mesh. Usually added to a glaze formula to aid in craze resistance. Also helps thermal and moisture expansion resistance.
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Molochite is highly calcined low iron mineral consisting of 55% Mullite and 45% amorphous glass. It is an excellent addition to porcelains as a grog material.
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Molochite is highly calcined low iron mineral consisting of 55% Mullite and 45% amorphous glass. It is an excellent addition to porcelains as a grog material.
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Molochite is highly calcined low iron mineral consisting of 55% Mullite and 45% amorphous glass. It is an excellent addition to porcelains as a grog material.
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Molochite is highly calcined low iron mineral consisting of 55% Mullite and 45% amorphous glass. It is an excellent addition to porcelains as a grog material.
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Virginia mullite can be added to a clay body to check thermal expansion. It adds strength because of the needle-like shape of its crystals. (Calcined Kyanite)
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Virginia mullite can be added to a clay body to check thermal expansion. It adds strength because of the needle-like shape of its crystals. (Calcined Kyanite)
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Virginia mullite can be added to a clay body to check thermal expansion. It adds strength because of the needle-like shape of its crystals. (Calcined Kyanite)
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Virginia mullite can be added to a clay body to check thermal expansion. It adds strength because of the needle-like shape of its crystals. (Calcined Kyanite)
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A soda spar. It can reduce crazing tendencies when added to a clay body. Also used in glazes where a soda spar is required.
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Common glaze colorant. Green nickel produces a variety of browns, blues, grays and yellows depending on the presence of other materials in the glaze.
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Common glaze colorant. Green nickel produces a variety of browns, blues, grays and yellows depending on the presence of other materials in the glaze.
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Black nickel produces browns, blues, grays and yellows in glazes. It can also tone down more intense colorants such as cobalt and copper. Maximum use is usually 3%.
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Black nickel produces browns, blues, grays and yellows in glazes. It can also tone down more intense colorants such as cobalt and copper. Maximum use is usually 3%.
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A natural hydrated earthy ferric oxide. Contains hydrated iron oxide. Can be calcined at 550-600°C.
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Plastic Vitrox Laguna Dry Blend. Can be used to increase plasticity in porcelain bodies instead of Potash Feldspar; a complex material similar to and sharing properties with Potash Feldspar and Cornwall Stone.
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Paper fibers are made from select recycled newsprint, magazine and craft paper stock. Mix with clay to produce your own Paper Clay.
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Used in glass to give a green color and used in ceramic glazes to produce chrome-tin pink, low-fire reds, greens and purplish-red colors.
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Used in glass to give a green color and used in ceramic glazes to produce chrome-tin pink, low-fire reds, greens and purplish-red colors.
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Also known as Pearl Ash. It is a strong flux and can be used as a color modifier in glazes.
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A type of feldspar which can be used in glazes. It is not desirable in clay bodies.
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An aluminum silicate which is added to clay bodies to reduce thermal expansion.
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An aluminum silicate which is added to clay bodies to reduce thermal expansion.
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Mixed with water alone, makes a nice semi-matte cone 10 clear glaze. Stable and reliable with a 100-year supply available. A silty low iron clay, it applies evenly, drains drip-free, dries hard, doesn't settle.
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A titanium dioxide tan colorant which contains a small amount of iron. Used both for color and its tendency to provide various mottled textures.
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A titanium dioxide tan colorant which contains a small amount of iron. Used both for color and its tendency to provide various mottled textures.
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This is classified as a Dark Rutile. This is the same mineral as the ceramic grade rutile but this has not been calcined.
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Most often used as a specking agent in clays.
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Feldspathic silica sands which can be used in place of grog in clay bodies to add texture and strength.
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