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Description: Legacy low calcium potash feldspar
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 0.01% | - | |
K2O | 9.37% | 0.64 | |
Na2O | 3.49% | 0.36 | |
Al2O3 | 17.05% | 1.07 | |
SiO2 | 69.70% | 7.44 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.11% | - | |
LOI | 0.20% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 639.55 | ||
Formula Weight | 640.83 |
Materials |
Custer Feldspar
The most common potash feldspar used in ceramics in North America. While having been a standard for many decades its supply appears in doubt in 2024. |
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Materials |
Potash Feldspar
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Typecodes |
Feldspar
The most common source of fluxes for high and medium temperature glazes and bodies. |
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