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Red Iron Oxide (Ferric Oxide)

Description

Red Iron Oxide is possibly the most common colorant in the ceramics industry. It is used in oxidation to create lovely browns, tans, and yellows. In reduction, red iron oxide becomes a flux, making the glazes melt off the ware. 


Information gathered from Digitalfire Ceramic Materials Database and The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques by Frank Hamer.
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SKU: FBRMIRONRED

$50.00

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    Ceramic Use: Colorants & Opacifiers

    Mineral Class: Oxides

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    Description

    Red Iron Oxide is possibly the most common colorant in the ceramics industry. It is used in oxidation to create lovely browns, tans, and yellows. In reduction, red iron oxide becomes a flux, making the glazes melt off the ware. 


    Information gathered from Digitalfire Ceramic Materials Database and The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques by Frank Hamer.

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