Ceramic Raw Materials

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Custer Feldspar

Custer feldspar supplies SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, and Fe2O3. Commonly used potash feldspar. Can be used to substitute for Keystone, Buckingham, Yankee, or Kingman

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Cryolite

Cryolite supplies Na2O and Al2O3. A natural source of insoluble sodium. Because of its lack of oxygen, can help to produce artifical reduction in electric

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Copper carbonate

Copper carbonate supplies CuO. A colorant and flux. Copper carbonate comes in various shades of green, reflecting various degrees of hydration. Pure copper carbonate (CuCO3)

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Chrome oxide

Chromium oxide supplies c. Dense opaque John Deere green. Refractory. Fumes above cone 8. High tin (5%+) tin and small amounts of Cr yield Cr

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CMC Gum

CMC helps to bind the glaze and adhere the glaze to the pot. Sodium carboxymethylcellulose – an organic gum that helps to harden raw glazes

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Cobalt carbonate

Cobalt carbonate supplies CoO. A powerful colorant and flux. Cobalt carbonate is usually very fine and easily dispersed through the glaze. Insoluble in water. (courtesy

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Burnt umber provides SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, MgO, MnO, and Fe2O3. Natural hydrated form of iron with variable manganese content. Synthetic forms exist also.

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Bone Ash

Bone ash supplies CaO and P2O5. Bone ash is a highly variable material produced by calcining animal (cattle) bones. Similar materials include the mineral Apatite

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Bismuth Subnitrate

Bismuth subnitrate supplies Bi2O3. A bismuth compound used in overglaze lusters. Soluble in acids but not in plain water [Parmelee]. May contain arsenic, lead, and

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Bentonite

Bentonite supplies SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, TiO2, and small amounts of several fluxes; bentonite helps to suspend glazes. [Generic bentonite; map to a particular type of

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