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Opacifiers are powders that turn transparent glazes opaque by various chemical and physical mechanisms (and combinations of mechanisms).
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Opacifier
Glaze opacity refers to the degree to which it is opaque. Opacifiers are powders added to transparent ceramic glazes to make them opaque. |
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Calcium Zircon Silicate
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Magnesium Zirconium Silicate
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Opax
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Sodium Silcofluoride
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Tin Oxide
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Titanium Dioxide
A super white powder used in ceramic glazes to variegate, opacify and moderate color. |
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Ultrox
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Zinc Zircon Silicate
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Zirconium Dioxide
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Zircon
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Zirconium Spinel
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Zircopax
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Zircopax Plus
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Bone Ash
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Fluorspar
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Beryllium Oxide
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Ceramic Rutile
Rutile mineral ground to a very fine particle size (e.g. 325 mesh) contributes titanium and iron that colors and variegates ceramic glazes. |
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Tricalcium Phosphate
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Bone Ash Calcined
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