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Chapter 1 Chemistry for Potters |
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Crystal Structure: Cubic, Hexagonal, Close Packed, Spinel, Zircon |
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The Potter's Periodic Table |
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Group 1 The Alkali Metals |
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Group 2 The Alkaline Earths |
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Chapter 2 Geology for Potters |
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Old Rocks: Precambrian to Devonian |
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Coal and Fireclay: Carboniferous Period |
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Bentonite and Stoneware: Cretaceous Period |
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US/UK Material Substitutions |
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Clay Bodies: Stoneware, Porcelain, Earthenware |
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The Structure, Properties, and Chemistry of Clay |
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How to Calculate a Glaze Material Substitution |
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What Makes a Stable Glaze |
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Hardness and Scratch Resistance |
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Quartz and Cristobalite Inversions |
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Glaze Faults and How to Correct Them |
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Chapter 7 Glaze Additives |
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Flocculation: Charged Particles |
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127 | (4) |
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Appendix 1 Ceramic Materials List |
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Appendix 2 Orton Pyrometric Cone Temperatures |
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Appendix 3 Phase Diagram for Silica-Alumina-Calcia |
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Appendix 4 Materials Analysis for US Frits, Clays, and Feldspars |
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Appendix 5 Materials Analysis for UK Frits, Clays, and Feldspars |
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Appendix 6 Complete Periodic Table of Elements |
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| Index |
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