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Materials for Ceramics

1-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | Frits | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Kanch

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
SiO2	59.37%	2.13
TiO2	0.27%	0.01
P2O5	1.65%	0.03
Al2O3	8.41%	0.18
B2O3	0.39%	0.01
Fe2O3	1.71%	0.02
MgO	0.73%	0.04
Na2O	23.50%	0.82
CaO	1.93%	0.07
K2O	2.04%	0.05
Oxide Weight		215.13
Formula Weight		215.13

Notes

Described by Bob Hay in Ceramics Monthly 9/1980.
See also "Pottery in India" by Gurcharan Singh, 1979.

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