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By Tony Hansen
| Glossary |
Reduction Speckle
A sought-after visual effect that occurs in reduction fired stoneware. Particles of iron pyrite that occur naturally in the clay melt and blossom up through the glaze |
| Glossary |
Magnesia Matte
Magnesia matte ceramic glazes are “microstructure mattes” while calcia mattes are “crystal mattes”. They have a micro-wrinkle surface that forms from a high viscosity melt and microscopic phase separation, both of which prevent levelling on freezi |
| Materials |
Manganese Dioxide
A source of MnO used in ceramic glazes and the production of ceramic stains. Commonly made by grinding pyrolusite rock. |
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