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Example of a rutile-iron stained glaze. Rather than crystallizing to form the visual effect, the rutile is forming a phase separation that produces the streaking blue in the amber background glass.
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Phase Separation
Phase separation in glaze melts creates microscopic discontinuities that affect transparency, color variegation, matte surfaces, and reactive glaze effects. |
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