Glass Cullet
Chemistry
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Miscellaneous
- Family: Flux Source
- Region: None
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
A wide variety of cullets are available normally made from soda lime glass of the type used for windows and containers. Cullet melts very well and can be treated as a high sodium frit (glazes with significant cullet will thus usually tend to craze).
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
XML
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<material name="Glass Cullet" descrip="" generic="0" rawmineral="0" searchkey="Powdered Glass, Cullet" loi="0.00">
<families>
<family name="Flux Source"/>
</families>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="10.120" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="3.280" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.090" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="13.680" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="1.140" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="71.470" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="0.230" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<notes>
<note>A wide variety of cullets are available normally made from soda lime glass of the type used for windows and containers. Cullet melts very well and can be treated as a high sodium frit (glazes with significant cullet will thus usually tend to craze).</note>
</notes>
</material>
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