Georgies
offers a wide variety of raw materials for clays, glazes and other uses. If
you don't find the materials you need, please contact us. We may be able to
get it for you OR suggest suitable replacements. The Occupational Health &
Safety Administration devised this color-coded numerical ratings system to
quickly and easily summarize the levels of risk through various means of exposure
to potentially hazardous chemicals. Material Safety Data Sheets contain more
detailed information about any risks posed by chemicals or raw materials,
along with handling, cleanup and first aid instructions. Georgies maintains
a library of MSDS forms for the materials we sell. To request copies, please
contact us by phone, fax or email.
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CH411
Calcium Carbonate 325-mesh
WHITING: the main source of calcium oxide
in glazes. High temperature flux giving durability and hardness to glazes. |
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CH311
Chrome Oxide
A versatile coloring oxide used in glazes to produce
various green tints. Produces blue-green hue when combined with cobalt
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CH400
Clay C Red
A smooth, plastic fireclay with very high iron. This material's fine nature and high iron content make it suitable for terra sigillata. |
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CH557
Clay Foundry Hill Cream |
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CH377
Clay Gold Art
A very plastic air-floated secondary clay used in clay bodies where recipes call for ball clay or fireclay. Fires to light cream with approximate 7% shrinkage at cone 8. |
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CH398
Clay Hawthorne Bond
A Missouri fireclay of good plasticity and fine particle size. Light fired color with approximate 10% shrinkage at cone 10. |
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CH518
Clay Newman Red
Newman Red is a red-burning, low-plasticity fireclay
with low dry strength. It's useful in plastic and casting bodies to impart
red color and has powerful staining abilities. |
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CH378
Clay Red Art
A high-iron secondary clay used in glazes and clay
where low temperature clay is required. Fired red-brown with about 14%
shrinkage at cone 1. |
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CH615
Clay Vantage Red |
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CH412
Clay XX Sagger
A fine-grained secondary clay which fires to a light cream with 13% shrinkage at cone 10. Considered very effective in salt firing, and it's claimed that it works well in wood firing too. |
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CH402
Clay Yellowbanks United 401 |
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CH313
Cobalt Carbonate
Used as a glaze colorant and for decoration. Dry powder
color is pink, but produces blues under all conditions. Not quite as concentrated
as cobalt oxide, gives softer blues. Finer particle size avoids speckling. |
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CH314
Cobalt Oxide
Produces consistent strong blue tones. Slightly larger particle size compared to cobalt carbonate, which can induce speckling in glazes. |
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CH315
Copper Carbonate
A green and turquoise colorant in oxidation. Can produce
blue-greens and copper reds in reduction atmospheres. |
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CH316
Copper Oxide
Copper oxide is one of the oldest glaze colorants.
A strong flux, producing fluid glasses. Doesn't change under normal oxidizing
conditions, but may produce copper reds in reduction. Preferred for many uses. |
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CH317
Cornwall Stone
Cornish Stone is a type of spar used in clay bodies,
giving strength while firing. Also used in engobes for its adhesive power
during and after firing. Used in glazes for its low shrinkage and minimal
defects. |
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CH334
Cryolite (Kryolith)
Sodium aluminum fluoride can be used as a source of
insoluble soda flux, but fluoride may bubble through glazes, causing pinholing.
May be used in small percentages as a flux in low-temperature clay bodies.
Gives off poisonous fluoride gas during firing. |
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